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institution Noun 1. a large important organization such as a university or bank 2. a hospital etc. for people with special needs 3. an established custom, law, or principle: the institution of marriage 4. Informal a well-established person or feature: the programme has became an institution 5. an instituting or being instituted Institution an established or organized society, usually with its own premises. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
institution noun 1. establishment, body, centre, school, university, society, association, college, institute, organization, foundation, academy, guild, conservatory, fellowship, seminary, seat of learning Translations institution [ɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən] n → institution f (= school); établissement m (scolaire); (for care) → établissement (psychiatrique etc) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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His name was strange to the scientific and learned societies, and he never was known to take part in the sage deliberations of the Royal Institution or the London Institution, the Artisan's Association, or the Institution of Arts and Sciences. The Book of Army Management says: On the field of battle, the spoken word does not carry far enough: hence the institution of gongs and drums. "The Nurse," said the Man who had laughed, "is an inmate of the Institution for the Illiterate-Deaf-and-Dumb. |
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