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academy /ə-kadˈə-mi/ noun- A specialized (eg military) school, or a university
- Orig Plato's school of philosophy and hence his followers and his philosophical system
- A secondary school (esp in Scotland)
- A riding school
- A society for the promotion of the arts, science or fine art
- The annual exhibition of the Royal Academy or of the Royal Scottish Academy
ORIGIN: Gr Akadēmeia Plato's school of philosophy, from the name of the garden outside Athens where Plato taught academic /-demˈik/ adjective - Of an academy or university
- Sceptical
- Scholarly
- Formal
- Theoretical only, of no practical importance or consequence orig of the philosophical school of Plato
noun- A person studying or teaching at a university, esp one who has scholarly tastes (sometimes derogatory)
- Orig a Platonic philosopher
- (in pl) academic studies (US)
academˈical adjective Academic noun- In Scotland, a pupil or former pupil of an academy
- (in pl) formal university dress, usu cap, gown, etc
academˈicalism noun Close adherence to formal academic teaching academˈically adverb academician /ə-kad-ə-mishˈən/ noun A member of an academy, esp of the French Academy or the Royal Academy of Arts (London) or Royal Scottish Academy (Edinburgh) academˈicism or acadˈemism noun Academicalism acadˈemist noun - An academic
- An academician
Academy Award noun A formal name for an Oscar1 |