English dictionary
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English noun: academy | |||
| 1. | academy (group) a secondary school (usually private) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Gymnasium, lycee, lyceum, middle school, secondary school | ||
| 2. | academy (group) an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature | ||
| Synonyms | honorary society | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | establishment, institution | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, French Academy, National Academy of Sciences, Royal Academy, Royal Academy of Arts, Royal Society, Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge | ||
| Member holonym | academician | ||
| 3. | academy (group) a school for special training | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | school | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | air force academy, military academy, naval academy, Plato's Academy, police academy, yeshiva, yeshivah | ||
| 4. | academy (artifact) a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | establishment | ||
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