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  French Academy

  noun

  an association of 40 scholars and men and women of letters, established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu and devoted chiefly to preserving the purity of the French language and establishing standards of proper usage.
• Academy, French
  Academy, French

  A group of leaders in the literature and thought of France. The French Academy is supported by the government of France and sets standards for use of the French language.

French Academy

American  

[french uh-kad-uh-mee] / ˈfrɛntʃ əˈkæd ə mi /

noun

1. an association of 40 scholars and men and women of letters, established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu and devoted chiefly to preserving the purity of the French language and establishing standards of proper usage.

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French Academy British  

noun

1. an association of 40 French scholars and writers, founded by Cardinal Richelieu in 1635, devoted chiefly to preserving the purity of the French language

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Academy, French Cultural  

1. A group of leaders in the literature and thought of France. The French Academy is supported by the government of France and sets standards for use of the French language.

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