academy
academy Lexical Profile
academy Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A school, college, or educational institution that provides specialized training in a particular discipline, profession, or skill, such as art, music, military service, or sports.
"She was accepted into a prestigious music academy in Vienna to study classical violin."
A private or independent secondary school, or in Scotland and England, a state-funded secondary school.
"The local high school was recently converted into an independent academy with a focus on science and technology."
An official society or organization of distinguished scholars, scientists, or artists established to promote and maintain standards in a specific field of study or culture.
"He was elected as a fellow of the national academy of sciences in recognition of his groundbreaking research."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed via Middle French and Latin from the Ancient Greek 'Akadēmeia', a sacred grove of olive trees outside Athens named after the legendary hero Akademos, where the philosopher Plato founded his school of philosophy in 387 BC.