French Academy
Speech parts
1. French Academy - Noun
2. French Academy - Proper noun
Meaning
an honorary group of French writers and thinkers supported by the French government
Source: WordNetHypernyms
Examples
the French Academy sets standards for the use of the French language
A report on methanol to the French Academy of Sciences by J. Dumas and E. Péligot began during the Academy's meeting of October 27, 1834 and finished during the meeting of November 3, 1834.
Blondlot was a respected member of the scientific community: he was one of eight physicists who were corresponding members of the French Academy of Sciences and was awarded the Academy's Gaston Planté prize in 1893 and the LaCaze prize in 1899.
By the 18th century, this source was becoming uneconomical due to deforestation, and the French Academy of Sciences offered a prize of 2400 livres for a method to produce alkali from sea salt ( sodium chloride ).
For that, he was elected to the French Academy of Sciences in 1764.
During the French Academy of Sciences elections, she was vilified by the right wing press who criticised her for being a foreigner and an atheist.