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academy

[ uh-kad-uh-mee ]

noun

plural academies.
  1. a secondary or high school, especially a private one:

    My daughter goes to a very exclusive academy in Chicago.

  2. a school or college for special instruction or training in a subject:

    a military academy.

  3. an association or institution for the advancement of art, literature, or science:

    the National Academy of Arts and Letters.

  4. 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.
  5. the Academy,
    1. the Platonic school of philosophy or its adherents.


Academy

1

/ 蓹藞办忙诲蓹尘瑟 /

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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

academy

2

/ 蓹藞办忙诲蓹尘瑟 /

noun

  1. an institution or society for the advancement of literature, art, or science
  2. a school for training in a particular skill or profession

    a military academy

  3. a secondary school: now used only as part of a name, and often denoting a private school
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of academy1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English achademye, achadomye, from Latin 础肠补诲脓尘墨补, the name of the public gymnasium near Athens, sacred to the hero Academus, where Plato established his school of philosophy; from Greek 础办补诲脓尘铆补, variant of 础办补诲岣梞别颈补, noun use of feminine adjective 础办补诲岣梞别颈辞蝉, derivative of 础办谩诲脓尘(辞蝉) + -eia adjective suffix; Academus; -y 3( def )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of academy1

C16: via Latin from Greek 补办补诲脓尘别颈补 name of the grove where Plato taught, named after the legendary hero 础办补诲脓尘辞蝉
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