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academy

Definition

  • noun: a school that provides training in special subjects or skills
  • noun: a school usually above the elementary level
  • used in proper names
  • synonyms: school

Examples

  • the National 'Academy' of Sciences

  • a Fellow of the Royal 'Academy'

  • a student at Smith 'Academy'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Phillip, is that you? Philip ? Cooper, meet the long-lost Phillip Jeffries! You may have heard of him from the academy! Well, now... I'm not going to talk about Judy. In fact, we're not going to talk about Judy at all. - We're gonna keep her out of it. (..)
    1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me