academie

Alternative forms

• (before 1996) akademie

Etymology

From 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

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• Hyphenation: aca‧de‧mie

Noun

academie f (plural academiën or academies, diminutive academietje n)

1. academy

Etymology

From French, from Latin, from Ancient Greek

Noun

academie f (plural academii)

1. academy (learned society)
2. academy (place for study)