academy
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.
Origin of academy
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How to use academy in a sentence
Andy Serkis, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Do you want to be on the wrong side of history, academy?
Oscars 2015: The Daily Beast’s Picks, From Scarlett Johansson to ‘Boyhood’ | Marlow Stern | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHe spoke of the present-day tragedies and turmoil that struck the city while he and his classmates were in the academy.
Ramos just missed being called for one police academy class.
Det. Rafael Ramos spent a lifetime trying to become a police officer, entering the academy at age 38.
But he made it through the academy and he was soon living his dream.
The collection in the academy I thought much better, but still far enough behind similar galleries in Rome.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyHe was distinguished as an oriental scholar, and died while delivering an oration at the academy of Caen.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellLadies and gentlemen, he falteringly said, Signor Diotti left his hotel at seven oclock and was driven to the academy.
The Fifth String | John Philip SousaThis assembly, to which Boileau and Racine afterwards belonged, soon became an academy of itself.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)The least opulent in the academy were the first to reject his offers, and to prefer liberty to pensions and honors.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
British Dictionary definitions for academy (1 of 2)
/ (əˈkædəmɪ) /
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
Origin of academy
1British Dictionary definitions for Academy (2 of 2)
/ (əˈkædəmɪ) /
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
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