9 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
noun a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning
noun a place where reading materials are available
originBorrowed from Latin Athenaeum, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓θήναιον (Ăthḗnaion), from Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athene”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0