a·cad·e·my ( -k d -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. [Latin Acad m a, the school where Plato taught, from Greek Akadmeia.] |
academy [əˈkædəmɪ]
n pl -mies
1. (Social Science / Education) 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. (Social Science / Education) a secondary school: now used only as part of a name, and often denoting a private school
[via Latin from Greek akadēmeia name of the grove where Plato taught, named after the legendary hero Akadēmos]
Academy [əˈkædəmɪ]
n
the
1. (Placename)
a. the grove or garden near Athens where Plato taught in the late 4th century bc
b. the school of philosophy founded by Plato
c. the members of this school and their successors
2. short for the French Academy, Royal Academy etc.
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 literatureinstitution, 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" 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 knowledgeestablishment - a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence |
academy
noun college, school, university, institution, institute, establishment, seminary, centre of learning her experience as a police academy instructor
Translations
academy [əˈkædəmɪ]
academy [əˈkædəmi] n
(= learned body) → académie f
(= school) → collège m
military academy → école f militaire
naval academy → école f navale
academy of music → conservatoire m
Academy Award n → oscar m
military academy → école f militaire
naval academy → école f navale
academy of music → conservatoire m
Academy Award n → oscar m
academy
academy [əˈkædəmɪ] n (learned body) → accademia; (school) → scuola privata
academy of music (Brit) → conservatorio
military/naval academy → accademia militare/navale
academy of music (Brit) → conservatorio
military/naval academy → accademia militare/navale
n academy [əˈkӕdəmi]
1 a higher school for special study Academy of Music. akademie أكَادِيمِيَّه школа akademie akademi; højskole die Akademie ακαδημία academia akadeemia دانشکده korkeakoulu académie אֲקָדֶמִיה शिक्षा या शोध संस्थान akademija főiskola akademi háskóli; æðri menntastofnun accademia 専門学校 전문 학교 akademija akadēmija; augstskola Akademi muzik academie høyskole akademia, szkoła wyższa academia academie академия akadémia akademija akademija akademi โรงเรียน akademi tw學院 училище, школа اعلیٰ تعلیمی ادارہ học viện (高等)專科院校
2 a society to encourage science, art etc The Royal Academy. akademie مَجْمَع академия akademie akademi die Akademie (der Wissenschaften) ακαδημία academia akadeemia فرهنگستان akatemia académie אֲקָדֶמִיה शिक्षा या शोध को बढ़ावा देने वाला संस्थान akademija akadémia akademi heiðurstofnun vísinda– og listamanna accademia 学士院 학회 akademija akadēmija akademi academie akademi akademia academia Academie академия akadémia akademija akademija samfund, akademi สมาคมส่งเสริมความรู้หรือวัฒนธรรม akademi 學會 академія عالموں کی جماعت hội các học giả 學會
3 a type of senior school. hoërskool كُلِّيَه висшо учебно заведение střední škola akademi höhere Schule ακαδημία colegio kool مدرسۀ عالی seminaari collège אֲקָדֶמִיה, בֵּית סֶפֶר גָבוֹה उच्च विद्यालय viša škola középiskola perguruan tinggi framhaldsskóli (einkaskóli) scuola secondaria 中・高校の一種 학원 gimnazija, (privati) vidurinė/specialioji mokykla (vidējā speciālā) mācību iestāde sekolah akademi gymnasium privat videregående skole uczelnia colégio universitate училище stredná škola vseučilišče akademija akademi, skola วิทยาลัย akademi, yüksek okul 高中 академія اعلیٰ مدرسہ trường phổ thông ở Xcôtlen 高中
adj academic [ӕkəˈdemik]
of or concerning study especially in schools, colleges etc an academic career. akademies أكَادِيمِي академичен akademický akademisk akademisch ακαδημαϊκός, πανεπιστημιακός académico akadeemiline دانشگاهی akateeminen universitaire אֲקָדֶמִי, עִיוּנִי शैक्षिक akademski tudományos; egyetemi universiter háskóla-, fræðilegur accademico 学問の 학문의 akademinis, mokslinis akadēmisks karier akademik academisch akademisk akademicki académico universitar академический; учебный akademický, teoretický akademski naučni akademisk ด้านวิชาการ akademik 與學業或學術有關的 академічний, теоретичний تعلیمی thuộc trường đại học 學院的；學術的
n
a university or college teacher. كُلِّيَة، جَامِعه akademiker Universitätsdozent καθηγητής πανεπιστημίου ή κολεγίου profesor de universidad korkeakoulun opettaja universitaire egyetemi oktató dosen háskólakennari accademico 大学教師 대학 교수 dëstytojas, mokslininkas academicus universitets-/høyskolelærer nauczyciel akademicki, naukowiec professor universitar преподаватель; профессор vysokoškolský učiteľ, -ka profesor akademiker, universitetslärare öğretim üyesi 大學或學院教師 大学教师
n academic ˈyear
that part of the year when students go to school, college or university The academic year ends in June. akademiese jaar السَّنَة الأكَادِيمِيه/ الجَامِعِيَه семестър akademický rok skoleår; akademiske år das Schuljahr, akademisches Jahr ακαδημαϊκό έτος año académico akadeemiline aasta, õppeaasta سال تحصیلی lukuvuosi שְׁנַת לִימוּדִים אֲקָדֶמִית शैक्षिक वर्ष akademska godina (egyetemi) tanév tahun kuliah accademico 学年度 학년, 학기 mokslo metai akadēmiskais gads tahun akademik cursusjaar skoleår rok akademicki учебный год (univerzitný) školský rok školska godina läsår, skolår ปีการศึกษา ders yılı 學年 навчальний рік عالمانہ năm học 学年
adv acaˈdemically [ӕkəˈde-]
akademies أكَاديمياً، جامِعِياً академичен akademicky akademisk akademisch ακαδημαϊκά académicamente, en términos académicos akadeemiliselt از نظر تحصیلی akateemisesti académiquement בְּאוֹפֶן אֲקָדֶמִי शैक्षिक रूप से akademički elméletileg; elvontan akademis á hefðbundinn hátt, í viðteknum stíl in termini accademici 学問的に 학문적으로 akadēmiski dengan akademiknya academisch akademisk naukowo em termos académicos academic академично, академически akademicky, teoreticky akademsko u akademskom smislu akademiskt, teoretiskt ด้านวิชาการ akademik açıdan 學術上 теоретично علمی về mặt lý thuyết 學院式地
academy → أكاديمية akademie akademi Akademie ακαδημία academia akatemia académie akademija accademia 学士院 학원 academie høyskole akademia academia академия akademi สถาบันศึกษา akademi viện hàn lâm 学术
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