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academy Definition

acad·emy (ə kad′ə mē)

noun pl. -·mies

  1. a private secondary or high school
  2. a school offering instruction in a special field a music academy
  3. an association of scholars, writers, artists, etc., for advancing literature, art, or science

Etymology: Fr académie < L academia < Gr akadēmeia: see academe

academy Idioms

the Academy

  1. the public park near Athens where Plato taught and founded a school for the study of philosophy
  2. this school
  3. Plato's followers or their philosophy

academy Synonyms

academy

n.

  1. A private institution for secondary or specialized education

    preparatory school, boarding school, secondary school, military school, military academy, Latin school, day school, seminary, institute, conservatory, finishing school, prep school*.

  2. A learned society

    association, institute, league, fraternity, federation, alliance, foundation, council, society, institution, scientific body, circle, salon.

academy Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • found: Louis XIV founded the first dancing academy in 1661.
  • sponsor: The Foundation is due to sponsor a third academy in Doncaster.
  • criticize: The Commons Education Select Committee has released a report criticizing academies.
  • join: To join the table tennis academy, students must be 16 years of age at the start of their course.

Preposition: at

annapolissgt: Growth into simon's to leverage their period quot indeed naval academy at annapolissgt.

Adjective modifier

  • military: At an early age, Jin Xing was sent to a military academy, for ten years ' training in the Russian ballet.
  • naval: In Cape Town we have a merchant naval academy.
  • elite: Also other mysteries from an archaic and elite academy lies waiting for us there.
  • national: The Royal Society, the national academy of science, was founded in 1660.
  • royal: Such discipline led to the establishment, in 1648, of a royal art academy in Paris.. .
  • scientific: The Royal Society is the world's oldest scientific academy, having been founded in 1660.

Modifies a noun

  • squad: Not in his wildest dreams did he think he would be plucked from the academy squad to play for his country.
  • nomination: The song " Mean Green Mother from Outer Space " also earned an academy award nomination.

Noun used with modifier

  • carling: December 22nd: 2nd Glasgow carling academy show added, for ticket info see gig listing below.. .
  • city: There will be more city academies in poorer areas.
  • tennis: To join the table tennis academy, students must be 16 years of age at the start of their course.
  • golf: Golf holidays can be based around a golf academy where qualified instructors offer specialized courses for all levels.
  • youth: There will also be an indoor youth academy for would-be Crusaders stars of the future.
  • cricket: Alastair Cook has been included in the squad for the national cricket academy at Loughborough this winter.

Preposition: of

actuary: Percent of workers the added cost academy of actuaries ' .