(plural academies)
1 noun a school or college for special training:
the Royal Academy of Music * a police / military academy
2 (usually Academy) a type of official organization which aims to encourage and develop art, literature, science, etc:
the Royal Academy of Arts
3 a secondary school in Scotland or a private school in the US
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