Academy
proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue
- United States//əˈkæd.ə.mi//
The school for advanced education founded by Plato; the garden where Plato taught.
proper noun
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The school for advanced education founded by Plato; the garden where Plato taught.
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The disciples of Plato.
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Platonism.
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A specific society of scholars or artists.
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)der. Classical Latin acadēmī̆ader. Middle English Achademia English Academy From Middle English Achademia, achademy, Achademye, achadomye, from Classical Latin Acadēmī̆a /acadēmī̆a, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía), a grove of trees and gymnasium outside of Athens where Plato taught; from the name of the supposed former owner of that estate, the Attic hero Akademos. Doublet of academia and Akademeia; compare academe.
proper noun
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A place in the United States: A northern neighbourhood of St. Louis, Missouri.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Charles Mix County, South Dakota.
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A place in the United States: A settlement in the city of Little River-Academy, Bell County, Texas.
Academy · The school for advanced education founded by Plato; the garden where Plato taught.
accelerate · To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to…accelerated · Moving or progressing faster than is usual.accelerating · An act of acceleration.