n.
(pl. academies)
- a place of study or training in a special field.
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[chiefly in names]
US & Scottish a secondary school.
▸Brit. an inner-city school which is funded partly by the government and partly by a private individual or organization.
- a society or institution of distinguished scholars, artists, or scientists.
Etymology
ME: from Fr. académie or L. academia, from Gk akadēmeia, from Akadēmos, the hero after whom the garden where Plato taught was named.
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