Academy
See also: academy
English
Etymology
- (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French académie, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin acadēmīa, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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. Compare academe, academia, Akademeia.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Academy (uncountable)
- (classical studies, history) The school for advanced education founded by Plato; the garden where Plato taught. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- (classical studies) The disciples of Plato. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][1]
- (classical studies, philosophy) Platonism. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][1]
- A specific society of scholars or artists.