academe

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Synonyms: academy, academie, academa

Antonyms: academy, academie, academa

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|historical}} The garden in [[Athens]] where the [[academic]]s met. {{defdate|from late 16th c.}}<ref name=SOED>Brown, Lesley, ed. ''The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.'' 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.</ref>
2. {{lb|en|poetic}} An [[academy]]; a place of learning. {{defdate|from late 16th c.}}<ref name=SOED/>
3. {{lb|en|poetic}} The [[scholarly]] life, environment, or [[community]]. {{defdate|from mid 19th c.}}<ref name=SOED/>
4. A [[senior]] member of the staff at an institution of higher learning; [[pedant]]. {{defdate|from mid 20th c.}}<ref name=SOED/>

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