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- Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
- Ancient GreekἈκᾰδήμειᾰ (Akădḗmeiă)
- English todayAkademeia
From Ancient Greek Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia). Doublet of academe, academia, and academy; see there for more.
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Today it means: A grove near Athens (named after the Athenian hero Akademos), where Plato founded his original Akademia in 385 B.C. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia). Doublet of academe, academia, and academy; see there for more.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.