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athenaeum
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See also: athenæum
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Etymology
From Latin Athenaeum, from Ancient Greek Ἀθηναῖον (Athēnaîon), from Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athene”).
Pronunciation
Noun
athenaeum (plural athenaeums or athenaea)
- Alternative form of Athenaeum: a temple primarily dedicated to Athena or her Roman equivalent Minerva.
- An association or institution for the advancement of learning, particularly in science or literature.
- The reading room or library of such an association; (by extension) any reading room or library.
- 1921, Christopher Morley, Plum Pudding:
- And this, too, may have been not unconnected with the gracious influence of the other sex as exhibited in a neighbouring athenaeum; and was accompanied by a gruesome spate of florid lyrics: some (happily) secret, and some exposed with needless hardihood in a college magazine.
- A literary or scientific periodical, especially one similar to the London Athenaeum.
- Hypernyms: journal, magazine < periodical < publication
Translations
an association for the advancement of learning
a literary or scientific periodical
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References
- "Athenaeum, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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