academy
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2.8
- noun
- /əˈkædəmi/
- US
:
colegio privado
- After graduating from the prestigious private academy, she received numerous scholarship offers from universities.
- a private academy
- attend a academy
- academy for college
OK, 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
1
4.0
A school that trains people to be officers in the US Air Force at Colorado Springs
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6.9
An official group of important French writers and scholars who set rules for the French language
A United States military school in Colorado Springs that trains Air Force officers
A US government school in Annapolis, Maryland that trains people to be Navy and Marine Corps officers
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3.5
A school that trains people to be officers in the United States Army, often called West Point
An American organization that gives the Emmy Awards for the best work in television
An art organisation in London that promotes painting, sculpture and architecture
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.