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    L'académie (en. The academy)

    /la-ka-de-mi/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    Learned society or institution that promotes the arts, letters, or sciences.
    The French Academy oversees the French language.
    L'Académie française veille sur la langue française.
    Higher education establishment.
    He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts.
    Il a étudié à l'Académie des beaux-arts.
    Group of experts in a specific field.
    The members of the academy were invited to give their opinion on the topic.
    Les membres de l'académie ont été invités à donner leur avis sur le sujet.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'academia', derived from Greek 'Akadēmía', a sacred garden where Plato taught.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    The French Academy
    The institution that regulates the French language.
    l'Académie française
    Academy of Fine Arts
    The institution dedicated to art and culture.
    Académie des beaux-arts
    The academies of sciences
    Institutions that promote scientific research.
    Les académies de sciences

    Related Words

    Academician
    Member of an academy.
    académicien
    Military academy
    Educational establishment for officers.
    académie militaire
    Academicism
    Excessive attitude of an academician towards rules and standards.
    académisme

    Slang Meanings

    The Academy can be seen as an elitist group.
    He speaks of the Academy as a closed circle.
    Il parle de l'Académie comme d'un cercle fermé.
    Used to refer to overly rigid institutions.
    This discussion is too academic; we cannot talk like that here.
    Cette discussion est trop académique, on ne peut pas parler comme ça ici.