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academy

The correct spelling is academy.

How to pronounce academy

/əˈkæd.ə.mi/
noun

IPA: /əˈkæd.ə.mi/

Say it like: Aca-dem-ee

The correct spelling is academy. (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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