academy | ||
1. | [ noun ] (education) a secondary school (usually private) | |
Related terms: | secondary_school | |
2. | [ noun ] an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature | |
Synonyms: | honorary_society | |
Related terms: | institution royal_academy academy_of_television_arts_and_sciences royal_society national_academy_of_sciences academy_of_motion_picture_arts_and_sciences French_Academy academician | |
3. | [ noun ] (education) a school for special training | |
Related terms: | school naval_academy military_academy air_force_academy Plato's_Academy yeshiva police_academy | |
4. | [ noun ] (education) a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge | |
Related terms: | establishment | |
Similar spelling: |
academism academe academic academia acidimetry acidemia accident accidence |