Academy

Academy

See also: academy

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)
Ancient Greek Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)der.
Classical Latin acadēmī̆ader.
Middle English Achademia
English Academy

    From Middle English Achademia, achademy, Achademye, achadomye, from Classical Latin Acadēmī̆a / acadēmī̆a, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía), a grove of trees and gymnasium outside of Athens where Plato taught; from the name of the supposed former owner of that estate, the Attic hero Akademos.[1] Doublet of academia and Akademeia; compare academe.

    Pronunciation

    • (US) IPA(key): /əˈkæd.ə.mi/

    Proper noun

    the 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.][2]
    2. (classical studies) The disciples of Plato. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][2]
    3. (classical studies, philosophy) Platonism. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][2]
    4. A specific society of scholars or artists.

    Proper noun

    Academy (uncountable)

    1. 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.

    References

    1. ^ “academy, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
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