Academy

See also: academy

English

Etymology

• French académie, from Latin acadēmīa, 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. Compare academe, academia, Akademeia.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈkæd.ə.mi/

Proper noun

Academy (uncountable)

1. (classical studies, history) The school for advanced education founded by Plato; the garden where Plato taught. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
2. (classical studies) The disciples of Plato. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
3. (classical studies, philosophy) Platonism. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
4. A specific society of scholars or artists.
5. A place in the United States:
   1. A northern neighbourhood of St. Louis, Missouri.
   2. An unincorporated community in Charles Mix County, South Dakota.
   3. A settlement in the city of Little River-Academy, Bell County, Texas.

Related terms

• academe
• Academe
• academentia
• academia
• academic
• academical
• academically
• academician
• academics
• academy
• Akademeia