academy
An institution for the study of higher learningAn institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school.
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80 sentencesTom has graduated from the police academy.
I went to the Police Academy.
I graduated from the Police Academy.
Meaning
9 sensesAn institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school.
Akademie, akademische Einrichtung
акаде́мияakadémija
акаде́міяakadémija
A school or place of training in which some special art is taught.
the military academy at West Point; a riding academy; the Academy of Music; a music academy; a language academy
Akademie
акаде́мияakadémija, вы́сшее уче́бное заведе́ниеvýsšeje učébnoje zavedénije, вузvuz
акаде́міяakadémija
a school for special training
A society of learned people united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science.
the French Academy; the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; academies of literature and philology
Akademie
акаде́мияakadémija
акаде́міяakadémija
an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature
More meanings 6
Academia.
A body of established opinion in a particular field, regarded as authoritative.
(UK)A school directly funded by central government, independent of local control; a charter school.
(capitalized, usually)The garden where Plato taught.
(capitalized, usually)Plato's philosophical system based on skepticism; Plato's followers.
(obsolete)The knowledge disseminated in an Academy.
Origin
From Middle English Achademia, achademy, Achademye, achadomye, from Classical Latin AcadēmFrom Middle English Achademia, achademy, Achademye, achadomye, from Classical Latin Acadēmī̆a /acadēmī̆a, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía), a grove of trees and gymnasium outside of Athens where Plato taught; from the name of the supposed former owner of that estate, the Attic hero Akademos. Doublet of academe, academia, and Akademeia.
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plural: academiesSynonyms
3 synonyms- an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature:honorary society
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25 related wordsSee also
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