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Definition of Academy

Academy A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero Academus), where Plato and his followers held their philosophical conferences; hence, the school of philosophy of which Plato was head. An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university. Popularly, a school, or seminary of learning, holding a rank between a college and a common school. A place of training; a school. A society of learned men united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science; as, the French Academy; the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; academies of literature and philology. A school or place of training in which some special art is taught; as, the military academy at West Point; a riding academy; the Academy of Music. Related Definitions: Academies, Academy, Advancement, American, An, And, Art, As, At, Between, College, Common, For, French, From, Garden, Grove, Head, Held, Hence, Hero, His, Holding, In, Institution, Is, Learned, Learning, Literature, Men, Military, Music, Named, Near, Of, Or, Particular, Philology, Philosophical, Philosophy, Place, Point, Popularly, Rank, Riding, School, Science, Seminary, So, Society, Some, Special, Study, Taught, The, Their, Training, United, University, Was, West, Where, Which

Academy Quotations Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught. Ambrose Bierce I was at an acting academy for seven years prior to the trial. Kato Kaelin Members of the Academy are mostly urban people. We are an urban nation. We are not a rural nation. It's not easy even to get a rural story made. Larry McMurtry Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor. Ray Charles You've probably noticed already that I'm dressed like a grown-up... I apologize to the Academy, and I promise that I will never do it again. Cher

Academy Translations academy in Danish is akademi academy in Dutch is academie, hogeschool, genootschap academy in German is Akademie {f} academy in Spanish is academia academy in Swedish is akademi

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