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seminary [sem-uh-ner-ee]
Main Entry:
academy [uh-kad-uh-mee]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: school, especially for higher education
Synonyms: boarding school, brainery, finishing school, halls of ivy, institute, military school, prep school, preparatory school, secondary school, seminary
Main Entry: college
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: institution of higher education
Synonyms: alma mater, association, brainery, halls of ivy, halls of knowledge, institute, lyceum, organization, seminary, university
Notes: The word college comes from Latin collegium, 'association, partnership,' from collega, 'partner in office.' The word university is from Latin universitas, 'the whole,' from universus, 'combined into one.' The difference between a college and a university is that a college offers degrees in one or a few specific areas, while a university is a collection of colleges.
Main Entry: institute/institution
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: organization, usually educational
Synonyms: academy, association, asylum, business, clinic, college, company, conservatory, establishment, fixture, foundation, guild, hospital, orphanage, school, seminar, seminary, society, system, think tank, university
Main Entry: school
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: place, system for educating
Synonyms: academy, alma mater, blackboard, college, department, discipline, establishment, faculty, hall, halls of ivy, institute, institution, jail*, schoolhouse, seminary, university
Main Entry: institution
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: organization
Synonyms: academy, association, asylum, business, clinic, college, company, conservatory, establishment, fixture, foundation, guild, hospital, institute, institution, orphanage, school, seminar, seminary, society, system, university
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Concept: Class.
Category: 4. DISTRIBUTIVE ORDER
Synonyms:
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class, division, category, categorema, head, order, section; department, subdepartment, province, domain., kind, sort, genus, species, variety, family, order, kingdom, race, tribe, caste, sept, clan, breed, type, subtype, kit, sect, set, subset; assortment; feather, kidney; suit; range; gender, sex, kin., manner, description, denomination, designation, character, stamp; predicament; indication, particularization, selection, specification., similarity.
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