noun /əˈkædəmi/
a) A society of learned men united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science
the French Academy; the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; academies of literature and philology.
b) A school or place of training in which some special art is taught
the military academy at West Point; a riding academy; the Academy of Music.
See Also: learned society
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