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Institution

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Definitions for Institution

noun
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
Synonyms
noun
an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
noun
a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
Examples
  1. the institution of marriage
  2. the institution of slavery
  3. he had become an institution in the theater
noun
the act of starting something for the first time
Synonyms
Examples
  1. introducing something new
  2. she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
  3. the foundation of a new scientific society
noun
a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
Synonyms
mental hospital psychiatric hospital mental institution mental home insane asylum asylum

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