Academy

a-kacl'e-mT, n. A garden near Athens (named from Academus) where Plato taught; hence, Plato's school of philosophy; a kind of higher school or seminary; an institution for the promotion of art or science. — Academic, -ical, a. Of relating to a higher institution of learning. —Academic, n. A follower of Plato; a student in a lege, university, etc. — Academics, n. (Met.) Platonic philosophy. — Academically, adv. — Ac'ademi'cian, -mish'an, n. A member of an academy, or learned society, esp., of the French Academy.