Academy

See also: academy

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /əˈkæd.ə.mi/

Proper noun

Academy (uncountable)

(classical studies, historical) 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.

Related terms

References

1 2 3 Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.

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