| Meaning | An institution for the advancement of art or science or literature. |
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| Synonym | honorary society |
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| Members | academician | someone elected to honorary membership in an academy / academy / academy / academy |
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| Narrower | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | An academy that gives annual awards for achievements in motion picture production and performance |
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| Academy of Television Arts and Sciences | An academy that gives annual awards for outstanding / outstanding achievements in television |
| French Academy | An honorary group of French writers and thinkers supported by the French government |
| National Academy of Sciences | An honorary American society of scientists created by President Lincoln during the American Civil War |
| Royal Academy, Royal Academy of Arts | An honorary academy in London (founded in 1768) intended to cultivate painting / painting and sculpture and architecture in Britain |
| Royal Society, Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge | An honorary English society (formalized in 1660 and given a royal charter by Charles II in 1662) through which the British government has supported science |
| Broader | institution, establishment | An organization founded and united for a specific purpose |
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| Spanish | academia |
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| Catalan | acadèmia |
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| Adjectives | academic | associated with academia or an academy / academy |
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| Nouns | academician | an educator who works at a college or university / university |
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| academician | a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation |
| academician | someone elected to honorary membership in an academy / academy / academy / academy |
