institution
A long-established organization or type of organization, particularly one involved…A long-established organization or type of organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
» Tom is in a mental institution.
Meaning
11 senses(countable, uncountable)A long-established organization or type of organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
The University of the South Pacific is the only internationally accredited institution of higher education in Oceania.
(countable, uncountable)A custom or practice of a society or community.
The institution of marriage is present in many cultures but its details vary widely across them.
Institution
институ́тinstitút, институ́цияinstitúcija
інститу́тinstytút, інститу́ціяinstytúcija
a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
(countable, uncountable)The building or buildings which house such an organization.
He's been in an institution since the crash.
an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
(countable, informal, uncountable)A mental institution.
(countable, uncountable)Any facility where people (especially those who are mentally or physically disabled or sick, or who are prisoners) are committed (confined), where their freedom to leave is restricted.
(countable, informal, uncountable)Any long established and respected place or business.
Over time, the local pub has become something of an institution.
(countable, informal, uncountable)A person long established in a place, position, or field.
She's not just any old scholar; she is an institution.
Institution
(countable, uncountable)The act of instituting something.
The institution of higher speed limits was a popular move but increased the severity of crashes.
(countable, uncountable)The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest.
(countable, informal, uncountable)A correctional institution.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)That which institutes or instructs, particularly a textbook or system of elements or rules.
Examples
110 sentencesTom is in a mental institution.
The samples were collected from two hundred medical institutions all over the world.
deDie Proben wurden von zweihundert medizinischen Instituten in der ganzen Welt zusammengetragen.
Tom works for a large financial institution.
The institution advertised on TV for volunteers.
Each society has a different institution.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English institucioun, from Old French institution, from Latin institūtiō, fromFrom Middle English institucioun, from Old French institution, from Latin institūtiō, from instituō (“to set up”), from in- (“in, on”) + statuō (“to set up, establish”). Equivalent to institute + -ion.
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Forms
plural: institutions| Singular | institution |
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Synonyms
15 synonyms- an organization founded and united for a specific purpose:establishment
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new:initiationfoundingfoundationoriginationcreationinnovationintroductioninstauration
- a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person:mental hospitalpsychiatric hospitalmental institutionmental homeinsane asylumasylum
Word family
28 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable