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A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.
of Academy
The doctrines of the Academic philosophy.
An Academic philosopher.
An academician.
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.
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.
A place of training; a school.
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.
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.
Of or pertaining to Acadie, or Nova Scotia.
A native of Acadie.
The cashew tree; also, its fruit. See Cashew.
The mahogany tree; also, its timber.
Alt. of Acalephan
A group of Coelenterata, including the Medusae or jellyfishes, and hydroids; -- so called from the stinging power they possess. Sometimes called sea nettles.
One of the Acalephae.
of Acalephan
Belonging to or resembling the Acalephae or jellyfishes.
of Acalephan