academy
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2.8
- noun
- /əˈkædəmi/
- US
- After graduating from the prestigious private academy, she received numerous scholarship offers from universities.
- a private academy
- attend a academy
- academy for college
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Watch on YouTubeOK, you're from East Bronx Academy for the future, correct?
- OK, you're from East Bronx Academy for the future, correct?
- So I went to a private Christian School called House of the Lord Christian Academy.
- I don't know, Cornelius, maybe Cornelius Academy, Cornell.
- We couldn't, the Academy wasn't taking new applicants.
Examples
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The finest universities were located there, as were private academies such as the one he was considering for Carl.
Fiction book (1993) -
OK, you're from East Bronx Academy for the future, correct?
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Did she tell you about the academy program?
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Well, welcome to the academy, Mr. Miller.
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I drove by the academy this morning.
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When are you headed back to the academy?
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Students take all of their courses within the academy through the 10th grade.
Academic text (2005) -
Public high schools often adapted aspects of the private academy to draw students from rival institutions.
Academic text (1997) -
Army officers are trained in the military academy, founded in 1927.
Academic text (1991) -
Perkins had heard that Richardson and Banish had graduated from the academy together, which counted for a lot.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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1.9
A place where children learn that is not run by the government and costs money
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3.5
A private school that prepares students for college or top secondary schools
Compounds
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4.4
A group of top American scientists who give independent advice on science to the government
An American group that gives the Oscars every year for work in movies
A school at West Point that trains people to be officers in the United States Army
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5.8
An art organisation in London that promotes painting, sculpture and architecture
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3.5
A school that trains people to be officers in the United States Army, often called West Point
A US government school in Annapolis, Maryland that trains people to be Navy and Marine Corps officers
An American organization that gives the Emmy Awards for the best work in television
A United States military school in Colorado Springs that trains Air Force officers
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6.9
An official group of important French writers and scholars who set rules for the French language
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4.0
A school that trains people to be officers in the US Air Force at Colorado Springs
Surface Forms
Etymology
Academy comes from the Greek place Akademia, a 'garden' outside Athens where the teacher Plato taught and students met. So a modern academy is a place for learning, often used for a private or secondary school.