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academy

[ uh-kad-uh-mee ]

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noun

plural academies.

a secondary or high school, especially a private one:
My daughter goes to a very exclusive academy in Chicago.
a school or college for special instruction or training in a subject:
a military academy.
an association or institution for the advancement of art, literature, or science:
the National Academy of Arts and Letters.
a group of authorities and leaders in a field of scholarship, art, etc., who are often permitted to dictate standards, prescribe methods, and criticize new ideas.
the Academy,
1. the Platonic school of philosophy or its adherents.
2. academe ( def 5 ).
3. French Academy.
4. Royal Academy.
5. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Academy

/ əˈ��æ��ə��ɪ /

noun

1. the grove or garden near Athens where Plato taught in the late 4th century bc
2. the school of philosophy founded by Plato
3. the members of this school and their successors
short for the French Academy Royal Academy

academy

/ əˈ��æ��ə��ɪ /

noun

an institution or society for the advancement of literature, art, or science
a school for training in a particular skill or profession
a military academy
a secondary school: now used only as part of a name, and often denoting a private school

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Word History and Origins

Origin of academy¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English achademye, achadomye, from Latin ��ŧ��ī��, the name of the public gymnasium near Athens, sacred to the hero Academus, where Plato established his school of philosophy; from Greek ��첹��ŧ��í��, variant of ��첹��ḗm�𾱲�, noun use of feminine adjective ��첹��ḗm�𾱴ǲ�, derivative of ��á��ŧ��(�ǲ�) + -eia adjective suffix; Academus; -y ³( def )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of academy¹

C16: via Latin from Greek ��첹��ŧ��𾱲� name of the grove where Plato taught, named after the legendary hero ��첹��ŧ��ǲ�

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BBC Sport look at Barcelona's journey over the ten years since they last won the Champions League in 2015 and how a new generation of academy players have revitalised the club.

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But there were no proper academies around the district, so he started his training at home from the age of five.

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Clubs are hiring managers who believe in it, academies are shaping players to fit it, and football education globally is being reoriented around it.

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Nearly four hundred other books were purged, prompting members of the House Armed Services Committee to demand that the Navy, “stop the removal of books from the service academy’s library.”

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Head teacher Tracy Airoll said the silent transitions policy had been "tried and tested" at other schools within its academy trust.

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