| Main Entry: | academy |
| 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: | 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: | ivory tower |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place of learning |
Synonyms: |
halls of ivy, hermitage, intellectual isolation, study |