academy
/əˈkæd.ə.mi/noun4 syllables
Academy means: an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature.
Synonyms for academy3
noun, as in an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature
honorary society
What does academy mean?4
noun
1
an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature
2
a secondary school (usually private)
3
a school for special training
4
a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Academy in a sentence
- John had to go back to the academy.Amastan
- The concert series is performed under the aegis of a prominent music academy.always
- Her so-called essay was actually an invective against the entire academy.rul
- The old academy claimed to preserve higher knowledge from a forgotten age.rul
- Dan studied psychological warfare techniques at infantry academy.Amastan
- Ziri decided to sneak into the academy with the recruits.Amastan
- I thought you had grown out of your childish bellyaching about the academy.Cangarejo
- An example of disinformation is the reference to the Academy.Miktsoanit
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Forms of academy
as a noun
- plural
- academies