academy
Meaning of academy
noun
- a place of study or training in a special field.
a police academy
- a society or institution of distinguished scholars and artists or scientists that aims to promote and maintain standards in its particular field.
the Royal Academy of Arts
late Middle English (denoting the garden where Plato taught): from French académie or Latin academia, from Greek akadēmeia, from Akadēmos, the hero after whom Plato's garden was named.
Information about academy
- It is a name.
- The plural form of academy is: academies.
- Languages in which academy is used:
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Hyphenation of academy
acad-emy
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- academy is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
academy synonyms
Meaning an institution for educating children:
Meaning an educational institution or establishment, in particular one providing higher education or specialized professional or vocational training:
Meaning a high-level educational institution in which students study for degrees and academic research is done:
Meaning an organization having a particular purpose, especially one that is involved with science, education, or a specific profession:
Meaning a training college for priests or rabbis:
Meaning a room with a glass roof and walls, attached to a house at one side and used as a sun lounge or for growing delicate plants:
Meaning a college for the study of classical music or other arts, typically in the continental European tradition:
Meaning an institution of higher education offering courses at degree level or below, especially in vocational subjects:
Translation of academy
- French: université, académie
- German: Universität, Uni, Akademie
- Italian: università, accademia
- Portuguese: universidade
- Spanish: universidad, academia
Words that rhyme with academy
Demy, demy, Academy, epidemy, pandemy
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