academe

/หˆรฆk.ษ™.diหm/
noun
  1. 1

    The name of the garden in Athens where the academics met.

  2. 2

    An academy; a place of learning.

  3. 3

    The scholarly life, environment, or community.

  4. 4

    A senior member of the staff at an institution of higher learning; pedant.

    syn:pedant

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/academe