American English pronunciation

How to pronounce academy

IPA transcription: [ə'kædəmi]

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Noun

  • a secondary school (usually private)

  • an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature

  • a school for special training

  • 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.