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noun
1.
an institution for the promotion of literary or scientific learning.
2.
a library or reading room.
3.
(
initial capital letter
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a sanctuary of Athena at Athens, built by the Roman emperor Hadrian, and frequented by poets and scholars.
Also,
ath·e·ne·um.
Origin:
1720–30;
<
Latin
<
Greek
Athḗnaion
temple of Athena, where poets read their works
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athenaeum
or
(
US
)
atheneum
(ˌæθɪˈniːəm)
—
n
1.
an institution for the promotion of learning
2.
a building containing a reading room or library, esp one used by such an institution
[C18: from Late Latin, from Greek
Athēnaion
temple of Athene, frequented by poets and teachers]
atheneum
or
(
US
)
atheneum
—
n
[C18: from Late Latin, from Greek
Athēnaion
temple of Athene, frequented by poets and teachers]
Athenaeum
or
sometimes
(
US
)
Atheneum
(ˌæθɪˈniːəm)
—
n
1.
(in ancient Greece) a building sacred to the goddess Athena, esp the Athenian temple that served as a gathering place for the learned
2.
(in imperial Rome) the academy of learning established near the Forum in about 135
ad
by Hadrian
Atheneum
or
sometimes
(
US
)
Atheneum
—
n
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