academy
31ACADEMY — a public shady park or place of groves near Athens, where Plato taught his philosophy and whence his school derived its name, of which there are three branches, the Old, the Middle, and the New, represented respectively by Plato himself,… …
32academy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. school, college, preparatory or finishing school; [learned] society. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A private institution for secondary or specialized education] Syn. preparatory school, boarding school,… …
33ACADEMY — a school. Originally it signified the park and gymnasium established as a School of Philosophy by PLATO in 385 B.C. Plato s Academy was dissolved by JUSTINIAN in 529 A.D …
34academy — obsolete a brothel Literally, a school, from the original garden where Plato taught: ... the show of a shop was shut, the academy open d; the mark of mockmodesty was completely taken off. (Cleland, 1749) Continuing the joke, if such… …
35academy — akademija statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Nuo XV a. vidurio – mokslo, meno, sporto įstaigų, draugijų, aukštųjų mokyklų pavadinimas. kilmė gr. Akadēmia atitikmenys: angl. academy vok. Akademie, f rus. академия …
36academy — akademija statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Pirmoji Platono įsteigta (apie 387 m. pr. Kr.) filosofijos mokykla senovės Graikijoje, netoli Atėnų, mitinio didvyrio Akademo soduose. kilmė gr. Akadēmia atitikmenys: angl. academy… …
37academy — The word originally meant a garden, grove, or villa, near Athens, where Plato and his followers held their philosophical conferences; but now it is most commonly used to mean a school or seminary of learning (holding a rank between a university… …
38Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — Headquarters building Abbreviation AMPAS Formation May 11, 1927 Type Film orga …
39Academy Award for Best Actor — Awarded for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Country United States First awarded 1929 (for performances in films released during …
40Academy Award for Best Actress — Awarded for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Country United States Currently held by Natalie Portman …
