academe

ac·a·deme

noun \ˈa-kə-ˌdēm, ˌa-kə-ˈ\

Definition of ACADEME

1

a : a place of instruction b : the academic life, community, or world <in the halls of academe>

2

: academic; especially : pedant

Examples of ACADEME

1. <the cloistered and privileged world inhabited by the students in that suburban academe>

Origin of ACADEME

Latin Academus (in the phrase inter silvas Academi among the groves of Academus), from Greek Akadēmos — more at academy

First Known Use: 1588

Related to ACADEME

Synonyms: school, academy, seminary

Related Words: boarding school, prep, preparatory school, prep school; common school, elementary school, grammar school, high school, junior high school, kindergarten, middle school, primary school, public school, secondary school, senior high school, trade school, training school; charter school, magnet school, minischool; madrassa (or madrasa also madrassah or madrasah), Sunday school, yeshiva (also yeshivah)

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Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

Rhymes with ACADEME

balance beam, blow off steam, buttercream, clotted cream, disesteem, double-team, enthymeme, heavy cream, misesteem, monotreme, on the beam, self-esteem, treponeme