It is based in Madrid, Spain, but is affiliated with national
language academies in twenty-one other hispanophone (Spanish-
speaking) nations through the Association of Spanish Language
Academies. The RAE's emblem is a fiery crucible, and its motto
is "Limpia, fija y da esplendor" ("[It] cleans, sets, and casts
splendour").  The RAE is a major publisher of dictionaries and
grammars, and has a formal procedure for admitting words to its
publications. Its website includes an online dictionary and
other resources, all in Spanish. Its most famous publication is
the Diccionario de la lengua española de la Real Academia
Española (Dictionary of the Spanish Language of the Royal
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