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academy

academy ˈkædəmi/ noun
plural academies
academy
ˈkædəmi/
noun
plural academies
Learner's definition of ACADEMY
[count]
: a school that provides training in special subjects or skills专科院校;专门学校
US : a private high school私立高中used in proper names用于专有名词
: an organization of people who work to support art, science, or literature学会used in proper names用于专有名词
TOEFL BNC: 4366 COCA: 4895

academy

noun

acad·​e·​my ə-ˈka-də-mē How to pronounce academy (audio)
plural academies
1
a
: a school usually above the elementary level
especially : a private high school
b
: a high school or college in which special subjects or skills are taught
c
: higher education
used with the
the functions of the academy in modern society
2
capitalized
a
: the school for advanced education founded by Plato
b
: the philosophical doctrines associated with Plato's Academy
3
: a society of learned persons organized to advance art, science, or literature
4
: a body of established opinion widely accepted as authoritative in a particular field

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Our word academy comes from the Greek word Akademeia, the name of the park or grove outside of ancient Athens where the philosopher Plato taught his students. Just as schools and parks today are often named after famous persons, the Akademeia had been named in honor of a Greek hero, Akademos.

Example Sentences

an academy of the fine arts
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Word History

Etymology

in sense 2, borrowed from Latin Acadēmīa, borrowed from Greek Akadḗmeia, Akadēmía, from the name of the gymnasium near Athens where Plato taught, from Akádēmos, Attic mythological hero + -eia or -ia -y entry 2; in senses 1, 3, and 4 borrowed from French, Italian, & New Latin; French académie, borrowed from Italian & New Latin; Italian accademia, borrowed from New Latin academia, going back to Latin Acadēmīa

First Known Use

1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of academy was in 1549
TOEFL BNC: 4366 COCA: 4895
academy

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ACADEMY | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEmilitary, naval, police陸軍軍官學校;海軍軍官學校;警校training專科學校;職業學院VERB + ACADEMYattend, be at, enter, go to, join上專門學校;在專門學校學習;進入專門學校graduate from, leave從專門學校畢業;離開專門學校PREPOSITIONat an/the academy在專門學校He specialized in naval history at the Naval Academy.他在海軍軍官學校專門研修海軍史。

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