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academy
[ uh-kad-uh-mee ]
noun
plural academies.
- a secondary or high school, especially a private one:
My daughter goes to a very exclusive academy in Chicago.
- a school or college for special instruction or training in a subject:
a military academy.
- an association or institution for the advancement of art, literature, or science:
the National Academy of Arts and Letters.
- a group of authorities and leaders in a field of scholarship, art, etc., who are often permitted to dictate standards, prescribe methods, and criticize new ideas.
- the Academy,
- the Platonic school of philosophy or its adherents.
Academy
1/ əˈkædəmɪ /
noun
- the grove or garden near Athens where Plato taught in the late 4th century bc
- the school of philosophy founded by Plato
- the members of this school and their successors
- short for the French Academy Royal Academy
academy
2/ əˈkædəmɪ /
noun
- an institution or society for the advancement of literature, art, or science
- a school for training in a particular skill or profession
a military academy
- a secondary school: now used only as part of a name, and often denoting a private school
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Word History and Origins
Origin of academy1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English achademye, achadomye, from Latin Acadēmīa, the name of the public gymnasium near Athens, sacred to the hero Academus, where Plato established his school of philosophy; from Greek Akadēmía, variant of Akadḗmeia, noun use of feminine adjective Akadḗmeios, derivative of Akádēm(os) + -eia adjective suffix; Academus; -y 3( def )
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Origin of academy1
C16: via Latin from Greek akadēmeia name of the grove where Plato taught, named after the legendary hero Akadēmos
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