academy

s. academia, colegio, conservatorio

El término Academia (del latín academia, y éste a su vez del griego akademeia) en el sentido más estricto se refiere a la Academia fundada, en la Grecia antigua, por Platón. Debe su nombre a un héroe legendario de la Mitología griega, Akademos (originalmente Hekademos) o, menos correctamente, Academus.
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academia, colegio

Ex: An academy is a learned society for the promotion of art, literature, science, etc., established to provide instruction, to engage in intellectual life or the practice of an art, to set standards, disseminate information, and to confer prestige on its members.
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*academy of sciences = academia de las ciencias
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*military academy = academia militar
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*music academy = conservatorio de música
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*scholarly academy = sociedad científica

(n.) = academia
Ex: An academy is a learned society for the promotion of art, literature, science, etc., established to provide instruction, to engage in intellectual life or the practice of an art, to set standards, disseminate information, and to confer prestige on its members.
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* academy of sciences = academia de las ciencias
* military academy = academia militar
* music academy = conservatorio de música
* scholarly academy = sociedad científica