institution
Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/
The English word “institution” has 11 meanings listed here.
noun
- A long-established organization or type of organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
- A custom or practice of a society or community.
- The building or buildings which house such an organization.
- A mental institution.
- 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.
- Any long established and respected place or business.
- A person long established in a place, position, or field.
- The act of instituting something.
- The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest.
- That which institutes or instructs, particularly a textbook or system of elements or rules.
- A correctional institution.
Etymology
From 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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