Added 9 October 2026
academy
/əˈkæd.ə.mi/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about academy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A secondary school (usually private).
- An institution for the advancement of art or science or literature.
- A school for special training.
Origin
From Middle English Achademia, achademy, Achademye, achadomye, from Classical Latin Acadēmī̆a /acadēmī̆a, 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. Doublet of academe, academia, and Akademeia.
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