ROYAL SOCIETY

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 I. (noun) 

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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

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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Royal Society" is a kind of...):

academy; honorary society (an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature)

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