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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a learned society" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to an organization or group of individuals dedicated to the advancement of knowledge in a specific field, often through research and scholarship.
Example: "The Royal Society is one of the oldest and most prestigious learned societies in the world, promoting scientific excellence."
Alternatives: "an academic society" or "a scholarly association".
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In 1887 he founded the Peruvian Academy, a learned society.
He was vice president of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, a learned society.
There was a time when the Lit & His, as its devotees know it, was a learned society.
"We understand a principle of a learned society is to provide an open forum for intellectual exchange of ideas," Mr. Kutsko said.
In certain circumstances, when there are no publication funds available, longer embargo periods may occur, such as to ensure the financial sustainability of a learned society.
"This maximum would only be appropriate in exceptional circumstances, such as a dinner at a learned society conference with substantial educational content," the guidelines say.
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This week a report* from the Academy of Medical Sciences, a British learned society, says that a large number of such brain-affecting drugs are likely to emerge over the next few decades.
At an auction of shrunken heads, held under the unacknowledged auspices of a British learned society, Tahir Shah (who is "desperate to start a collection of my own") is disappointed when all 11 heads are snatched up by a Japanese collector.
The Puerto Rican Athenium (Ateneo Puertorriqueño; 1876) is a prestigious learned society.
The Academy is an international learned society dating back to the American Revolution.
-Six Duke scholars and researchers have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an international learned society composed of the world's leading scientists, scholars, artists, business people, and public leaders.
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