accademia

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from New Latin acadēmīa, 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 Attica hero Akademos.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ak.kaˈdɛ.mja/
  • Rhymes: -ɛmja
  • Hyphenation: ac‧ca‧dè‧mia

Noun

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accademia f (plural accademie)

  1. academy
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