academy

a·cad·e·my  (-kd-m)

n. pl. a·cad·e·mies

1. A school for special instruction.

2. A secondary or college-preparatory school, especially a private one.

3.

a. The academic community; academe: "When there's moral leadership from the White House and from the academy, people tend to adjust" Jesse Jackson.

b. Higher education in general. Used with the.

c. A society of scholars, scientists, or artists.

4. Academy

a. Plato's school for advanced education and the first institutional school of philosophy.

b. Platonism.

c. The disciples of Plato.

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[Latin Acadma, the school where Plato taught, from Greek Akadmeia.]

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academy

Noun

pl -mies

1. a society for the advancement of literature, art, or science

2. a school for training in a particular skill: sixteen hundred students would also spend their first year at the military academy

3. (in Scotland) a secondary school [Greek akadēmeia the place where Plato taught BC. His school of philosophy then became known as the Academy, and this word came to be used for other bodies that promoted learning.]

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Academy a society of learned men; a school of learning. See also college, institute.

Examples: an academy of fanaticism, 1761; the living academy of love-lore, 1754; academy of learned men.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	academy - a secondary school (usually private) Gymnasium, lycee, lyceum, middle school, secondary school - a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
	2.	academy - an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature honorary society institution, establishment - an organization founded and united for a specific purpose Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - an academy that gives annual awards for achievements in motion picture production and performance Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - an academy that gives annual awards for outstanding achievements in television French Academy - an honorary group of French writers and thinkers supported by the French government; "the French Academy sets standards for the use of the French language" National Academy of Sciences - an honorary American society of scientists created by President Lincoln during the American Civil War Royal Academy, Royal Academy of Arts - an honorary academy in London (founded in 1768) intended to cultivate painting and sculpture and architecture in Britain Royal Society, Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge - an honorary English society (formalized in 1660 and given a royal charter by Charles II in 1662) through which the British government has supported science academician - someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
	3.	academy - a school for special training school - an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900" yeshiva, yeshivah - an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud) police academy - an academy for training police officers military academy - an academy for training military officers naval academy - an academy for training naval officers air force academy - an academy for training air force officers Plato's Academy - a school established by Plato in ancient Athens; "Plato's Academy continued for several hundred years after Plato died"
	4.	academy - a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge establishment - a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence

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academy

noun college, school, university, institution, institute, establishment, seminary, centre of learning, whare wananga N.Z.

Translations

academy [əˈkædəmɪ] n (= learned body) → academia (= school); instituto, colegio;

academy of music → conservatorio

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academy [əˈkædəmɪ] n (= learned body) → académie f (= school); collège m;

military/naval academy → école militaire/navale;

academy of music → conservatoire m

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academy [əˈkædəmɪ] n → Akademie f;

(school) → Hochschule f;

academy of music → Musikhochschule f;

military/naval academy → Militär-/Marineakademie f

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academy [əˈkædəmɪ] n (learned body) → accademia;

(school) → scuola privata;

military/naval academy → scuola militare/navale;

academy of music → conservatorio