Academy

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Etymology

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Academy (uncountable)

  1. (classical studies, history) The school for advanced education founded by Plato; the garden where Plato taught. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
  2. (classical studies) The disciples of Plato. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][1]
  3. (classical studies, philosophy) Platonism. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][1]
  4. A specific society of scholars or artists.
  5. A place in the United States:
    1. A northern neighbourhood of St. Louis, Missouri.
    2. An unincorporated community in Charles Mix County, South Dakota.
    3. A settlement in the city of Little River-Academy, Bell County, Texas.
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.