institution

B2 Topic:Education & Learning

US /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #6324

Meanings

1

noun
A large, important, long-established organization, such as a university, bank, or hospital.

The university is one of the oldest institutions in the country.
2

noun
A custom or practice that has existed in a society for a long time.

The institution of marriage exists in nearly every culture.
3

noun
A place such as a hospital or care home where people who need special care are looked after.

He has lived in an institution since the accident.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

establishment

Word family

Forms institutions

Derived forms counterinstitutioninstitution-buildinginstitutionaryinstitutionisminstitutionizeinstitutionwidemacroinstitutionmulti-institutionnon-institutionnoninstitutionreinstitutionsuperinstitution

Related forms institute institutional institutionalism institutionalist

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Phrases (1)

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thrift institution
a financial institution focused on personal saving and home finance

Noun + noun

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.

institucioun Middle English institution Old French institūtiō Latin

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Topics

Education & Learning

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# institution

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 6324

## Meanings
1. A large, important, long-established organization, such as a university, bank, or hospital.
2. A custom or practice that has existed in a society for a long time.
3. A place such as a hospital or care home where people who need special care are looked after.

## Examples
- The university is one of the oldest institutions in the country.
- The institution of marriage exists in nearly every culture.
- He has lived in an institution since the accident.

## Synonyms
- establishment

## Derived Forms
- counterinstitution
- institution-building
- institutionary
- institutionism
- institutionize
- institutionwide
- macroinstitution
- multi-institution
- non-institution
- noninstitution
- reinstitution
- superinstitution

## Related Forms
- institute
- institutional
- institutionalism
- institutionalist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: institucioun
- Root: institution
- Root: institūtiō

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Institution comes 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. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Education & Learning

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