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institution

noun
/ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən//ˌɪn.stɪˈtu.ʃən/CA

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.

  1. derived from institūtiō
  2. derived from institution
  3. inherited from institucioun

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. A long-established organization or type of organization, particularly one involved with…

    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.
    • […] these professors of Little Red Schoolhouse-education did not themselves remain in the isolated and handicapped little institution they glorify.
    • It is a common misconception […] that the American Mob began as an Italian institution transplanted directly from Sicily.

  3. The building or buildings which house such an organization.

    • He's been in an institution since the crash.
  4. ›+ 8 more definitions

    1. A mental institution.

    2. Any facility where people (especially those who are mentally or physically disabled or…

      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.

    3. Any long established and respected place or business.

      • Over time, the local pub has become something of an institution.
      • [quoting Giles Coren] "The Wykeham Arms [a pub] is destroyed. They have turned a great old English institution into a shameful clip-joint. It's a shuddering, howling tragedy."

    4. A person long established in a place, position, or field.

      • She's not just any old scholar; she is an institution.

    5. The act of instituting something.

      • The institution of higher speed limits was a popular move but increased the severity of crashes.

    6. The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest.

    7. That which institutes or instructs, particularly a textbook or system of elements or…

      That which institutes or instructs, particularly a textbook or system of elements or rules.

    8. A correctional institution.

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Derived

academic institution, acquiring financial institution, correctional institution, counterinstitution, credit institution, educational institution, financial institution, higher institution, institutionary, institution-building, institutionism, institutionize, institutionwide, macroinstitution, mechanics' institution, memory institution, mental institution, multi-institution, non-institution, noninstitution, peculiar institution, reinstitution, research institution, superinstitution, words of institution, young offender institution, zombie institution

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at institution. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at institution. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at institution

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA