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Look up: academy


  1. academy
    [n] - an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature 2. [n] - a secondary school (usually private) 3. [n] - a school for special training 4. [n] - a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=academy

  2. Academy
    Originally the school of philosophy founded by Plato in the garden of Academe, a district in the vicinity of Athens. Today means a learned Art Group recognised as being authoritative in its discipline, or a school in which art is taught. British Art term usually refers to a recognised society involv...
    Found op http://www.redraggallery.co.uk/art-glossary.html

  3. Academy
    Originally, the Greek school of philosophy founded by Plato in the gardens of Academe, northwest of Athens; it was closed by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, with the other pagan sch...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  4. Academy
    A learned society for the promotion of art, literature, science, etc., established to provide instruction, to engage in intellectual life or the practice of an art, to set standards, disseminate information, and to confer prestige on its members
    Found op http://www.ifla.org/VII/s30/pub/mg1.htm#5

  5. Academy
    Academies are a new type of school. They are publicly-funded independent schools, for pupils of all abilities, established by sponsors from business, faith or voluntary groups working in highly innovative partnerships with central Government and local education partners. Their independent status all...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20791

  6. Academy
    Academies are publicly funded independent secondary schools with sponsers from the private or voluntary sectors, or from church or other faith groups. They provide free education to the local community.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  7. Academy
    The first art academies appeared in Italy at the time of the Renaissance. They were groupings of artists whose aim was to improve the social and professional standing of artists, as well as to provide teaching (see Ecole des Beaux Arts). To this end they sought where possible to have a royal or prin...
    Found op http://www.tate.org.uk/collections/glossary/definition.jsp?entryId=14

  8. Academy
    A·cad'e·my noun ; plural Academies [ French académie , Latin academia . Confer Academe .] 1. A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero Academus ), where Plato and his followers held thei...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/11

  9. academy
    Origin: F. Academie, L. Academia. Cf. Academe. ... 1. A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero Academus), where Plato and his followers held their philosophical conferences; hence, the school of philosophy of which Plato was head. ... 2. An institution for the study of higher learning; ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?academy

  10. academy
    noun a secondary school (usually private)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=academy

  11. academy
    noun a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=academy

  12. academy
    noun an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=academy



  1. Academy
    • (n.) A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero Academus), where Plato and his followers held their philosophical conferences; hence, the school of philosophy of which Plato was head. • (n.) An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university. Popularly,...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/academy/

  2. academy
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    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/9

  3. Academy
    in ancient Greece, the academy, or college, of philosophy in the northwestern outskirts of Athens, where Plato acquired property about 387 and used ... [13 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/9

  4. academy
    a society of learned individuals organized to advance art, science, literature, music, or some other cultural or intellectual area of endeavour. From ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/9

  5. academy
    academy 1. A formal society whose purpose is to promote a particular aspect of knowledge or culture.2. An educational institution devoted to a particular subject; such as, a military academy.3. A secondary or high school, usually a private one (usually used in school names).4. The academic community...
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/6/

  6. Academy
    [video game] Academy is an action/simulation computer game for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Amiga It was released in 1987 by CRL. It achieved critical success in the year it was released. ==Gameplay== It is the sequel to Tau Ceti and written by the same author, Pete Cooke. The gameplay i...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_(video_game)

  7. Academy
    [disambiguation] An academy is an institution of higher learning, research, or honorary membership. Academy may also refer to: ===Education=== ===Organisations=== ===National Language Regulators=== See List of language regulators for complete list. ===Music=== ===Business=== ===Television===...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_(disambiguation)

  8. Academy
    [English school] In the education system of England, an academy is a school that is directly funded by central government (specifically, the Department for Education) and independent of control by local government in England. An academy may receive additional support from personal or corpora...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_(English_school)

  9. Academy
    [automobile] The Academy was an English dual-control car built by West of Coventry between 1906 and 1908. The cars had a 14 hp 4-cylinder engine by White and Poppe. It was mainly sold to The Motor Academy in London, an early driving school who were probably the first to offer dual control bu...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_(automobile)

  10. Academy
    An academy (Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of higher learning, research, or honorary membership. The name traces back to Plato`s school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece. In the wester...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy

  11. academy
    1. a secondary school (usually private)
    2. an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature
    3. a school for special training
    4. a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge

    Found op

  12. Academy
    Academy, school founded by Plato near Athens c.387 B.C. It took its name from the garden (named for the hero Academus) in which it was located. Plato's followers met there for nine centuries until, along with other pagan schools, it was closed by Emperor Justinian in A.D. 529. The Academy has come t...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0802262.html

  13. Academy
    (Gr. akademia) A gymnasium in the suburbs of Athens, named after the hero Academus, where Plato first taught; hence, the Platonic school of philosophy. Plato and his immediate successors are called the Old Academy; the New Academy begins with Arcesilaus (c. 315-c. 241 B.C.), and is identified with i...
    Found op http://www.ditext.com/runes/a.html

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