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   academy

   /əˈkadəmi/

   noun

   • 1. a place of study or training in a special field: "a police academy"
   • ▪ a place of study: dated "he was educated privately at academies in Margate"
   • ▪ (in England) an inner-city school which is funded by the government and sometimes also by a private individual or organization but is not controlled by the local authority.
   • ▪ a secondary school, in the US typically a private one: US, Scottish "Mark left St Andrews Academy with five highers, and studied maths at Glasgow University"
   • ▪ the teaching school founded by Plato.
   • 2. a society or institution of distinguished scholars and artists or scientists that aims to promote and maintain standards in its particular field: "the Royal Academy of Arts"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the garden where Plato taught): from French académie or Latin academia, from Greek akadēmeia, from Akadēmos, the hero after whom Plato's garden was named.

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2. www.britannica.com › art › Academy-AwardAcademy Award | Categories, Rules, History, & Facts | Britannica

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   3 days ago · Academy Award, any of a number of awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize achievement in the film industry. The awards were first presented in 1929, and winners receive a gold-plated statuette commonly called Oscar.

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     award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture...

   • Best Screenplay – Original

     It honors outstanding achievement by screenwriters for an...

   • Best Screenplay – Adaptation

     The award had various names before the academy finally...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ScienceScience - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · The professionalization of science, begun in the 19th century, was partly enabled by the creation of national distinguished academies of sciences such as the Italian Accademia dei Lincei in 1603, the British Royal Society in 1660, the French Academy of Sciences in 1666, the American National Academy of Sciences in 1863, the German Kaiser ...

4. www.britannica.com › topic › STEM-educationSTEM | Description, Development, & Facts | Britannica

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   3 days ago · STEM, field and curriculum centred on education in the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The STEM acronym was introduced in 2001 by scientific administrators at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › LeadershipLeadership - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · Some U.S. academic environments define leadership as "a process of social influence in which a person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common and ethical task ".

6. academy.smu.edu.sg › searchCourses & Programmes | SMU Academy

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   2 days ago · showSidebars == showTitleBreadcrumbs == 1 node.field_disable_title_breadcrumbs.value == 0 SMU Academy. Main navigation. Home; About Us

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Academy_Award_for_Best_OriginalAcademy Award for Best Original Screenplay - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › police academyPolice academy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   5 days ago · IPA guide. Definitions of police academy. noun. an academy for training police officers. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Police academy." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/police academy. Accessed 01 Jul. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family.