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academe
ac·a·deme [ ákə dm ] (plural ac·a·demes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. education 
Same as  academia
2. academic institution: a place of learning, especially a college or university
[Late 16th century. Partly < Latin academia, partly < Greek Akadēmeia (see academy)]
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