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academe
UK /ˈæk.ə.diːm/ US /ˈæk.əˌdim/
noun 5
Collocations
3ADJ.
contemplative, little, still
VERB + ACADEME
remain
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
The garden in Athens where the academics met.
2
An academy; a place of learning.
Navarre shall be the wonder of the world; / Our court shall be a little Academe,/ Still and contemplative in living art.
3
The scholarly life, environment, or community.
If it did nothing else, Homosexuality: Social, Psychological, and Biological Issues shows that the basic tenet of gay liberation—that is, viewing gayness as having an intrinsic validity—has finally entered and taken root in the groves of academe.
His father expected him to enter the government or a major corporation upon graduation from the university, but Noboru Wataya chose to remain in academe and become a scholar.
4
A senior member of the staff at an institution of higher learning; pedant.
noun
1
Alternative spelling of academe.
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Synonyms
noun — the academic world
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Navarre shall be the wonder of the world; / Our court shall be a little Academe,/ Still and contemplative in living art.
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If it did nothing else, Homosexuality: Social, Psychological, and Biological Issues shows that the basic tenet of gay liberation—that is, viewing gayness as having an intrinsic validity—has finally en
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His father expected him to enter the government or a major corporation upon graduation from the university, but Noboru Wataya chose to remain in academe and become a scholar.
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