n.
Pronunciation: ' a-k ə - ˌ d ē m, ˌ a-k ə - '
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin Academus (in the phrase inter silvas Academi among the groves of Academus), from Greek Akad ē mos ― more at ACADEMY
Date: 1588
1 a : a place of instruction : SCHOOL b : the academic life, community, or world <in the halls of academe >
2 : ACADEMIC especially : PEDANT