Academy

See also: academy

English

Etymology

From Middle English Achademia, achademy, Achademye, achadomye, from Classical Latin Acadēmī̆a / acadēmī̆a, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía), a grove of trees and gymnasium outside of Athens where Plato taught; from the name of the supposed former owner of that estate, the Attic hero Akademos.[1] Doublet of academia and Akademeia; compare academe.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈkæd.ə.mi/

Proper noun

the Academy (uncountable)

  1. (classical studies, history) The school for advanced education founded by Plato; the garden where Plato taught. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][2]
  2. (classical studies) The disciples of Plato. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][2]
  3. (classical studies, philosophy) Platonism. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][2]
  4. A specific society of scholars or artists.

Proper noun

Academy (uncountable)

  1. A place in the United States:
    1. A northern neighbourhood of St. Louis, Missouri.
    2. An unincorporated community in Charles Mix County, South Dakota.
    3. A settlement in the city of Little River-Academy, Bell County, Texas.

References

  1. ^ “academy, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
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