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The definition of an academy is a secondary school, particularly one that is private or that provides instruction in a particular subject.

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Saint John's College High School, the State University of New York Maritime College and the Texas Military Institute-the Episcopal School of Texas are each an example of an academy.

See academy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. academies

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

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

See academy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. a·cad·e·mies

A school for special instruction.
A secondary or college-preparatory school, especially a private one.
a. The academic community; academe: “When there's moral leadership from the White House and from the academy, people tend to adjust” (Jesse Jackson).
b. Higher education in general. Used with the.
c. A society of scholars, scientists, or artists.
Academy
a. Plato's school for advanced education and the first institutional school of philosophy.
b. Platonism.
c. The disciples of Plato.