Academy
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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
Proper noun
Academy (uncountable)
- (classical studies, history) The school for advanced education founded by Plato; the garden where Plato taught.
- (classical studies) The disciples of Plato.
- (classical studies, philosophy) Platonism.
- A specific society of scholars or artists.
- A place in the United States:
- A northern neighbourhood of St. Louis, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Charles Mix County, South Dakota.
- A settlement in the city of Little River-Academy, Bell County, Texas.