Academy

== English == === Etymology === 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. Doublet of academia and Akademeia; compare academe. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /əˈkæd.ə.mi/ === Proper noun === the Academy (uncountable) (classical studies, history) The school for advanced education founded by Plato; the garden where Plato taught. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] (classical studies) The disciples of Plato. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] (classical studies, philosophy) Platonism. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] A specific society of scholars or artists. === Proper noun === Academy (uncountable) A place in the United States: A northern neighbourhood of St. Louis, Missouri. An unincorporated community in Charles Mix County, South Dakota. A settlement in the city of Little River-Academy, Bell County, Texas. === Related terms === === References ===