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Academy
An
academy
(
Attic Greek
: Ἀκαδήμεια;
Koine Greek
Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of
secondary education
or
higher learning
, research, or honorary membership. The name traces back to
Plato
's school of
philosophy
, founded approximately 385 BC at
Akademia
, a
sanctuary
of
Athena
, the goddess of
wisdom
and
skill
, north of
Athens
,
Greece
.
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