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1. A secondary school (usually private)
    
2. An institution for the advancement of art or science or literature
   - honorary society
    
3. A school for special training
    
4. A learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge

Derived forms: academies

See also: academic, academician

Type of: establishment, Gymnasium, institution, lycée, lyceum, middle school, school, secondary school

Encyclopedia: Academy