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Word: Academy
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (denoting the garden where Plato taught): from French académie or Latin academia, from Greek akadēmeia, from Akadēmos, the hero after whom Plato's garden was named
əˈkadəmi
a place of study or training in a special field
Short Definition:place of study or training in special field
Examples:- a police academy
a society or institution of distinguished scholars and artists or scientists that aims to promote and maintain standards in its particular field
Short Definition:society or institution of distinguished scholars and artists or scientists that aims to promote and maintain standards in its particular field
Examples:- the Royal Academy of Arts
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