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Akademeia
Greek · ancient
"a grove near Athens; Plato's school"
a grove near Athens where the philosopher Plato taught
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academia
Latin · ancient
"a place of scholarly study"
adopted for a place of higher learning
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academie
French · medieval
"a school or society of learning"
carried the concept into French intellectual life
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academy
English · 1500s
"an institution for higher learning or training"
settled as the English word for an institution of higher learning
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