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- a secondary school (usually private)
- an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature
- a school for special training
- a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge
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An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine 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 western world a....
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[English school] Academy schools are state funded schools in England which are directly funded by central government (specifically, the Department for Education) and independent of direct control by the local authority. The majority of academies are secondary schools, but some primary schools also have academy status. Academies are self-gov...
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[automobile] The Academy is 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 but was also available to the general public. The com...
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an element of a club where young players are contracted under the youth system and trained to an acceptable standard, with the option to progress within the game.[14]
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• (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, a school, or seminary of learning, holding a rank...
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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]
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a society of learned individuals organized to advance art, science, literature, music, or some other cultural or intellectual area of endeavour. From ...
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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 schools, AD 529....
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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 allows them the flexibility to be innovative and crea...
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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; a college or a university. Popularly, a school, or...
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An institution of artists and scholars, originally formed during the Renaissance to free artists from control by guilds and to elevate them from artisan to professional status. In an academy, art is taught as a humanist discipline along with other disciplines of the liberal arts.
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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.
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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 their philosophical conferences; hence, the school of ...
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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
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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
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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; especially, scholars at colleges and universitie...
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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 princely patron. Previously, painters and sculptors ha...
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noun an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature
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noun a secondary school (usually private)
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(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 its characteristic doctrine, probabilism (q.v.). -....
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A place where fighters train. This term is typically associated with places where Brazilian jiu-jitsu is practiced.
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a secondary or high school, esp. a private one. · 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,...
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