Academes

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. An institution of higher learning or scholarly pursuit focused on education and research within specific disciplines
2. A place where academic teachings and studies occur, fostering intellectual growth and inquiry
3. An established environment dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge and the advancement of learning across various fields

Etymology: The grove where Plato taught was named after a man. Near ancient Athens lay a garden sacred to the hero Akademos (sometimes written Hekademos), and the philosopher's school took its name from the place. The Greek word "Akadēmeia" became the origin of the English "academe," which in its poetic sense names the world of scholarship as a whole. The English word arrived by way of New Latin "academia," itself borrowed from the Greek "Akadēmía." Because the Greek term passed into several languages, English ended up with a family of relatives: "academia," "academy," and "academe" are doublets, three forms of one Greek source that entered the language at different times and by different routes. "Academes" is simply the plural of "academe," so it refers to several such institutions or fields of scholarly pursuit at once.

Synonyms: academies, schools, institutions, colleges, universities