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ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON FOR IMPROVING NATURAL KNOWLEDGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Royal Society; Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge" is a kind of...):
academy; honorary society (an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature)
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