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How to Pronounce academy?

Correct pronunciation for the word "academy" is [ɐkˈadəmi], [ɐkˈadəmi], [ɐ_k_ˈa_d_ə_m_i].

Definition of academy

  1. Originally the school of Plato, so called from the garden, grove, or villa, near Athens, where he and his followers held their philosophical conferences. In present use, a seminary of learning, in which the higher branches of education are taught, in contradistinction to a university or an elementary school; a school for teaching some particular art or science, as, a military academy; a society of men united for the promotion of the arts and sciences in general, or of some particular science or art; a house appropriated to the purposes of an academy. Academy figure, a drawing or painting after a living model for the use of students at an academy of arts.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

What are similar-sounding words for academy?

What is the adjective for academy?

The adjective form of the word "academy" is "academic".

Usage over time for academy:

This graph shows how "academy" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.

What is the plural form of academy?

The plural of the "academy" can be the "academies".

What is the singular form of academy?

The singular of the "academy" can be the "academy".

Synonyms for Academy:

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