academe

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
academe
    n 1: the academic world [syn: {academia}, {academe}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Academe \Ac`a*deme"\, n. [L. academia. See {Academy}.]
   An academy. [Poetic] --Shak.
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from The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906)
ACADEME, n.  An ancient school where morality and philosophy were
taught.
    

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