academy
[ uh-kad-uh-mee ]
/ əˈkæd ə mi /
noun, plural a·cad·e·mies.
a secondary or high school, especially a private one.
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.
- academe(def 3).
- French Academy.
- Royal Academy.
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British Dictionary definitions for academy (1 of 2)
academy
/ (əˈkædəmɪ) /
noun plural -mies
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
Word Origin for academy
C16: via Latin from Greek
akadēmeia name of the grove where Plato taught, named after the legendary hero
Akadēmos
British Dictionary definitions for academy (2 of 2)
Academy
/ (əˈkædəmɪ) /
noun the Academy
- 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