ACADEMY Definition & Meaning

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academy

[ uh-kad-uh-mee ]

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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,
1. the Platonic school of philosophy or its adherents.
2. academe ( def 5 ).
3. French Academy.
4. Royal Academy.
5. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Academy

/ əˈ��æ��ə��ɪ /

noun

1. the grove or garden near Athens where Plato taught in the late 4th century bc
2. the school of philosophy founded by Plato
3. the members of this school and their successors
short for the French Academy Royal Academy

academy

/ əˈ��æ��ə��ɪ /

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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of academy¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English achademye, achadomye, from Latin ��ŧ��ī��, the name of the public gymnasium near Athens, sacred to the hero Academus, where Plato established his school of philosophy; from Greek ��첹��ŧ��í��, variant of ��첹��ḗm�𾱲�, noun use of feminine adjective ��첹��ḗm�𾱴ǲ�, derivative of ��á��ŧ��(�ǲ�) + -eia adjective suffix; Academus; -y ³( def )

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of academy¹

C16: via Latin from Greek ��첹��ŧ��𾱲� name of the grove where Plato taught, named after the legendary hero ��첹��ŧ��ǲ�

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Top Gun was a breakthrough for Kilmer, who played Iceman, the rival to Cruise's hotshot Maverick at the US Navy's academy for elite fighter pilots.

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Neeraj Singh, who is leading the Indian disaster response team working at the Buddhist academy, said the structure had collapsed like a "pancake" - one layer on top of another.

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A talented footballer, he played for both Durham and Sunderland's academy as a teenager, having joined the Black Cats' ranks aged "six or seven".

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Instead of joining an acting academy in London, as he had planned, Chamberlain received what he referred to as on-the-job training during his more than four years living in England.

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His brother, Thomas, was a star football player at Venice, went to the Air Force Academy, gave up the sport, became a boxer and recently won the academy’s heavyweight title.

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