ACADEMUS

Meaning of ACADEMUS in English

[Greek] A hero from Attica. A sacred area (northwest of Athens) dedicated to him was called the Academy. Plato founded his school there, and his students where called academics.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии. 2012

ACADEMUS — /ak'euh dee"meuhs/ , n. an Arcadian whose estate became a meeting place for Athenian philosophers.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ACADEMO — Academo npr [Gr. Mythol.] Academus
Interlingua English vocab
ACADEMY — (n.) A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero Academus), where Plato and his followers held their …
Английский словарь Webster
ACADEMY — ( n. ) A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero Academus), where Plato and his followers …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ACADEMY — /euh kad"euh mee/ , n. , pl. academies . 1. a secondary or high school, esp. a private one. 2. …
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ACADEME — /ak"euh deem', ak'euh deem"/ , n. 1. the campus activity, life, and interests of a college or university; the academic …
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ACADEME — noun Etymology: Latin Academus (in the phrase inter silvas Academi among the groves of Academus), from Greek Akadēmos — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ACADEMY — noun a place of training; a school. 2. academy ·noun a school or place of training in which some special …
Webster English vocab
ACADEME — [ac.a.deme] n [L Academus (in the phrase inter silvas Academi among the groves of Academus), fr. Gk Akademos--more at academy] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ACADEMY — Greek Academeia, Latin Academia, in ancient Greece, the academy, or college, of philosophy in the northwestern outskirts of Athens, where …
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