American English pronunciation
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IPA transcription: [ə'kædəmi]
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Noun
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a secondary school (usually private)
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an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature
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a school for special training
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a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge
Usage examples
- "The Dawn Patrol" won the Academy Award for Best Story for John Monk Saunders.
- "Dolphin" was Byrd's third assignment after graduating from the Naval Academy.
- In the off-season, he teaches baseball at Amarillo Baseball Academy.
- He subsequently became rector and chancellor of the Academy of Painting and Sculpture.
- Keane was educated at Clifton College and Royal Military Academy Woolwich.
- It has Technology and Media Arts College specialist school status, and is an academy.
- She later said, "There was no teaching" at the Academy.
- He also served on the Board of Overseers of Leicester Academy.
- This obtained worldwide success and won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
- That same year the Naval Academy took home the regular season championship.