academe

Meaning

Noun

• The name of the garden in Athens where the academics met.
• An academy; a place of learning.
• The scholarly life, environment, or community.
• A senior member of the staff at an institution of higher learning; pedant.

Origin

• From New Latin academia, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία; academy. Academe (frequently capitalized) is a poetic name for the garden or grove near ancient Athens where Plato taught, supposedly named for its former owner, the hero Ἀκάδημος (Akademos; Ἑκάδημος, Hekademos).