accademia

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See also: academia

Italian

Etymology

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. Doublet of academy and Akademeia; see also academe.

Noun

accademia f (plural accademie)

  1. academy
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