[ak-uh-deem, ak-uh-deem] 
| 1. | the campus activity, life, and interests of a college or university; the academic world. |
| 2. | (sometimes initial capital letter ) any place of instruction; a school. |
| 3. | (initial capital letter) the public grove in Athens in which Plato taught. |
| 4. | a person living in, accustomed to, or preferring the environment of a university. |
| 5. | a scholarly or pedantic person, esp. a teacher or student. |
| ac·a·deme (āk'ə-dēm') n.
[From Latin Acadēmīa, the Academy; see academy.] |