athenaeum

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning
  2. noun a place where reading materials are available

Etymology

From Latin Athenaeum, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓θήναιον (Ăthḗnaion), from Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athene”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

atheneum

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