Academy
See also: academy
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Etymology edit
- French académie, from 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 Attic hero Akademos. Compare academe, academia, Akademeia.
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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.
- A place in the United States:
- A northern neighbourhood of St. Louis, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Charles Mix County, South Dakota.
- A settlement in the city of Little River-Academy, Bell County, Texas.