Lexic.us

Definition of Academe

1. Noun. The academic world.

Definition of Academe

1. n. An academy.

Definition of Academe

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of academe) ¹

2. Noun. (context: poetic ) An academy; a place of learning. ¹

3. Noun. (context: poetic ) The scholarly life, environment, or community. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Academe

1. a place of instruction [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Academe

Literary usage of Academe

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"This sense can also be found without the groves: He lived within a stone's throw of Academe, and he threw the stone —American Mercury, November 1928 As the ..."

2. Poems Narrative and Lyrical by Edwin Arnold (1853)
"... Nearer and dearer to the poet's heart Than the blue ripple belting Salamis, Or long grass waving over Marathon, Fair Academe—most holy Academe, ..."

3. Biological, Social, and Organizational Components of Success for Women in by National Academy of Sciences (U.S., National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine (U.S. (2006)
"In conclusion, Williams called for moving beyond talking about gender bias as merely a "chilly climate" for women in academe. She argued for the need to ..."

4. Poems for Travellers (1908)
"... Nearer and dearer to the poet's heart Than the blue ripple belting Salamis, Or long grass waving over Marathon, Fair Academe, most holy Academe, ..."

5. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1892)
"Loving those roots that feed us from the past, And prizing more than Plato things 1 learned At that best Academe, a mother's knee. Thrice in my life, ..."

6. Poems by Robert Williams Buchanan (1866)
"A VOICE FROM Academe. OVER this azure poplar glade The sunshine, fainting high above, Ebbs back from woolly clouds that move Like browsing lambs and cast no ..."

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