<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>plural: academies.</li><li>a secondary or high school, especially a private one: My daughter goes to a very exclusive academy in Chicago.</li><li>a school or college for special instruction or training in a subject: a military academy.</li><li>an association or institution for the advancement of art, literature, or science: the National Academy of Arts and Letters.</li><li>a group of authorities and leaders in a field of scholarship, art, etc., who are often permitted to dictate standards, prescribe methods, and criticize new ideas.</li><li>the Academy: the Platonic school of philosophy or its adherents.</li><li>academe (def 5).</li><li>French Academy.</li><li>Royal Academy.</li><li>Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.</li></ul>