academy
/əˈkæd.ə.mi/(noun)
AWL Sublist 5CEFR B2IELTS Band 7.0 - 9.0
Academic Definition
A society or institution of distinguished scholars, artists, or scientists; a place of specialized secondary or higher learning.
Key Academic Collocations
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Lexical Alternatives (Synonyms)
institutioninstituteseminaryconservatoryscholarly society
Academic Sample Sentences in Context
"The National Academy of Sciences published an unequivocal consensus report on anthropogenic climate change acceleration."
"The chart details government funding distributions to public vocational academies versus traditional universities."
"Specialized athletic academies provide promising adolescent athletes with elite coaching alongside formal secondary instruction."
IELTS Examiner Scoring Strategy (Lexical Resource)
Use 'the academy' or 'academia' to refer generally to the university research sector in formal academic essays.