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institution
noun(in-sti-tu-tion)
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
Synonyms: establishment,
institution
noun(in-sti-tu-tion)
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
Synonyms: creation, foundation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, introduction, origination,
institution
noun(in-sti-tu-tion)
a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
Synonyms: asylum, insane asylum, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital,
institution
noun(in-sti-tu-tion)
a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
Examples:
The institution of marriage.
The institution of slavery.
He had become an institution in the theater.
institution
noun(in-sti-tu-tion)
an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated

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