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academies

The correct spelling is academies.

How to pronounce academies

noun

IPA: /əˈkædəmiz/

Say it like: Aca-dem-ees

The correct spelling is academies. (usually capitalized) The garden where Plato taught. For example: "the military academy at West Point; a riding academy; the Academy of Music.; a music academy; a language academy"

Usage Examples

the military academy at West Point; a riding academy; the Academy of Music.; a music academy; a language academy

Definition

noun

  1. 1.(usually capitalized) The garden where Plato taught.
  2. 2.(usually capitalized) Plato's philosophical system based on skepticism; Plato's followers.
  3. 3.An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school.
  4. 4.A school or place of training in which some special art is taught.
  5. 5.A society of learned people united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science.

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