Книга: Academy «Rita Wolff Watercolours»
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Производитель: "Неизвестный" Rita Wolff Watercolours ISBN:9780856708787 Издательство: "Неизвестный" (1986)
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Academy
Academy A*cad"e*my, n.; pl. {Academies}. [F. acad['e]mie, L.
academia. Cf. {Academe}.]
1. A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero
Academus), where Plato and his followers held their
philosophical conferences; hence, the school of philosophy
of which Plato was head.
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2. An institution for the study of higher learning; a college
or a university. Popularly, a school, or seminary of
learning, holding a rank between a college and a common
school.
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3. A place of training; a school. ``Academies of
fanaticism.'' --Hume.
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4. A society of learned men united for the advancement of the
arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art
or science; as, the French Academy; the American Academy
of Arts and Sciences; academies of literature and
philology.
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5. A school or place of training in which some special art is
taught; as, the military academy at West Point; a riding
academy; the Academy of Music.
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{Academy figure} (Paint.), a drawing usually half life-size, in crayon or pencil, after a nude model. [1913 Webster]
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Academy — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Academy (South Dakota) Academy (Texas) Academy bezeichnet auch: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences einen Hersteller von Modellbausätzen: Academy (Unternehmen) Siehe auch: Academy… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Academy — A*cad e*my, n.; pl. {Academies}. [F. acad[ e]mie, L. academia. Cf. {Academe}.] 1. A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero Academus), where Plato and his followers held their philosophical conferences; hence, the school of philosophy … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
academy — (n.) late 15c., the classical Academy, from Fr. Académie, from L. Academia, from Gk. Akademeia grove of Akademos, a legendary Athenian of the Trojan War tales (his name apparently means of a silent district ), whose estate, six stadia from Athens … Etymology dictionary
academy — [ə kad′ə mē] n. pl. academies [Fr académie < L academia < Gr akadēmeia: see ACADEME] 1. a private secondary or high school 2. a school offering instruction in a special field [a music academy] 3. an association of scholars, writers, artists … English World dictionary
academy — [n1] school, especially for higher education boarding school, brainery*, finishing school, halls of ivy*, institute, military school, preparatory school, prep school, secondary school, seminary; concept 289 academy [n2] society or institution… … New thesaurus
Academy — of Athens … Philosophy dictionary
