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academy
[uh-kad-uh-mee]
noun
plural
academiesa secondary or high school, especially a private one.
My daughter goes to a very exclusive academy in Chicago.
a school or college for special instruction or training in a subject.
a military academy.
an association or institution for the advancement of art, literature, or science.
the National Academy of Arts and Letters.
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.
the Academy,
the Platonic school of philosophy or its adherents.
Academy
1/ əˈæəɪ /
noun
the grove or garden near Athens where Plato taught in the late 4th century bc
the school of philosophy founded by Plato
the members of this school and their successors
short for the French Academy Royal Academy
academy
2/ əˈæəɪ /
noun
an institution or society for the advancement of literature, art, or science
a school for training in a particular skill or profession
a military academy
a secondary school: now used only as part of a name, and often denoting a private school
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of academy1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of academy1
Example Sentences
Requirements now include improved facilities, extra player contact hours, additional staffing and focus on club academies.
Horace Zwender, there is no dearth of likely suspects: He has wronged everyone from his college girlfriend to the academy’s headmistress; he has abused girls at multiple schools.
He opens up on the 'black boot policy' - a rule set within United's academy that banned colourful boots.
The centerpiece of that plan was a $385-million training base in the western suburbs of Paris that included training, education and accommodation facilities for 140 academy players.
Bellingham began his career at Birmingham City, coming through the academy before playing two years of senior football for the club.
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