learned society
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organization that exists to promote an academic discipline or profession
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Encyclopedic overview
200th anniversary of Berlin Academy, 1900
A learned society (/ˈlɜːrnɪd/ LEHRN-id; also scholarly, intellectual, or academic society) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and sciences. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honour conferred by election.
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