/ Dictionary / Index A academese: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ac•a•de•mese Pronunciation: (ak"u-du-mēz', -mēs', u-kad"u-), [key] — n. pedantic, pretentious, and often confusing academic jargon: a presumably scholarly article written in incomprehensible academese. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. academe academia Related Content Daily Word Quiz: resilient Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language