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academy

/əˈkædəmi/uh-KA-duh-mee
/əˈkædəmi/uh-KA-duh-mee

Meaningthe grove where Plato taught

Common meaning: a school or learned institution

Journey through time

  1. GreekAkadēmeia‘the grove where Plato taught’source
  2. Latinmeaning shiftsthe grove where Plato taught → a school of philosophyacademia‘a school of philosophy’source
  3. Frenchacadémie‘an academy’source
  4. Englishacademy‘a school or learned institution’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek Akadēmeia ‘the grove where Plato taught’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry ACADEMY, p. 5 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • Akadēmeia Greek “the grove where Plato taught”

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