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Academy

/əˈkæd.ə.mi/

(usually capitalized) The garden where Plato taught.

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📖 Definitions of "Academy"

noun

1
(usually capitalized) The garden where Plato taught.
2
(usually capitalized) Plato's philosophical system based on skepticism; Plato's followers.
3
An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school.
4
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"

🔄 Synonyms of "Academy"

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Word	Definition
honorary societynoun	an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Academy"

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Word	Definition
honorary societynoun	an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature
academicnoun	A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
centrenoun	Australia, British, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.
academianoun	(collective) The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole.
academiciannoun	(now chiefly US) A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.
collegenoun	(chiefly US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
facultynoun	(chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) The academic staff at schools, colleges, universities or not-for-profit research institutes, as opposed to the students or support staff.
specialistnoun	Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
institutionnoun	A long established and respected organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
schoolhousenoun	A building housing a school, especially a small or single-room one.
specialtynoun	That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick.
universitynoun	An institution of higher education that provides facilities for teaching, research, and the conferral of academic degrees across undergraduate, graduate, and often professional levels.
campusnoun	The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.
institutenoun	An organization founded to promote a cause
associationnoun	(countable) The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
schoolingnoun	Institutional education; attendance of school.
caenoun	Acronym of Certificate in Advanced English, the second highest level ESOL exam awarded by Cambridge University.
compositenoun	A mixture of different components.
conservatoirenoun	(music) A music academy.
africannoun	A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.