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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Acronym. the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an organization with headquarters in Washington, D.C. Its goal is to advance the physical and social sciences, and it publishes a weekly journal Science, with original research articles as well as reviews and commentary.

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  • proper noun Initialism of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
  • proper noun Initialism of American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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