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Academicism (n.)

A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.

Academies (pl. )

of Academy

Academism (n.)

The doctrines of the Academic philosophy.

Academist (n.)

An Academic philosopher.

Academist (n.)

An academician.

Academy (n.)

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.

Academy (n.)

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.

Academy (n.)

A place of training; a school.

Academy (n.)

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.

Academy (n.)

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.

Acadian (a.)

Of or pertaining to Acadie, or Nova Scotia.

Acadian (n.)

A native of Acadie.

Acajou (n.)

The cashew tree; also, its fruit. See Cashew.

Acajou (n.)

The mahogany tree; also, its timber.

Acaleph (n.)

Alt. of Acalephan

Acalephae (n. pl.)

A group of Coelenterata, including the Medusae or jellyfishes, and hydroids; -- so called from the stinging power they possess. Sometimes called sea nettles.

Acalephan (n.)

One of the Acalephae.

Acalephans (pl. )

of Acalephan

Acalephoid (a.)

Belonging to or resembling the Acalephae or jellyfishes.

Acalephs (pl. )

of Acalephan