Academy word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "academy" word

[noun] a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge
[noun] a school for special training
[noun] a secondary school (usually private)
[noun] an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature

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\A*cad"e*my\, n.; pl. {Academies}. [F. acad['e]mie, L. academia. Cf. {Academe}.] 1. A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero Academus), where Plato and his followers held their philosophical conferences; hence, the school of philosophy of which Plato was head. 2. An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university. Popularly, a school, or seminary of learning, holding a rank between a college and a common school. 3. A place of training; a school. ``Academies of fanaticism.'' --Hume. 4. A society of learned men united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science; as, the French Academy; the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; academies of literature and philology. 5. A school or place of training in which some special art is taught; as, the military academy at West Point; a riding academy; the Academy of Music. {Academy figure} (Paint.), a drawing usually half life-size, in crayon or pencil, after a nude model.

Synonyms for academy

honorary society

Related terms: ecole, educational institution, escuela, grammar school, Gymnasium, high, high school, institute, intermediate school, junior high, junior high school, Latin school, middle school, prep school, preparatory school, public school, Realgymnasium, Realschule, scholastic institution, school, Schule, secondary school, seminary, senior high, senior high school, teaching institution

The fun area, different aproach to word »academy«

Let's analyse "academy" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Four syllables and Three vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 42.9% of vowels is 4.3% more then average English word. Written in backwards: YMEDACA. Average typing speed for these characters is 1930 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .- -.-. .- -.. . -- -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: academy: 1 + 1 + 5 = 7, reduced: 7 (or 5 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: academy: 1 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 4 + 7 = 25, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (2)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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