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
- academy
- Academe
References
- Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.