Academy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural a·cad·e·mies.
  1. a secondary or high school, especially a private one: My daughter goes to a very exclusive academy in Chicago.
  2. a school or college for special instruction or training in a subject: a military academy.
  3. an association or institution for the advancement of art, literature, or science: the National Academy of Arts and Letters.
  4. a group of authorities and leaders in a field of scholarship, art, etc., who are often permitted to dictate standards, prescribe methods, and criticize new ideas.
  5. the Academy,
noun plural -mies
  1. an institution or society for the advancement of literature, art, or science
  2. a school for training in a particular skill or profession
  3. a secondary school: now used only as part of a name, and often denoting a private school
noun the Academy
    • the grove or garden near Athens where Plato taught in the late 4th century bc
    • the school of philosophy founded by Plato
    • the members of this school and their successors
  2. short for the French Academy, Royal Academy
Academy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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