institution
See also: Institution
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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”).
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən/, /ˌɪnstɪˈtʃuːʃən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/
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NounEdit
institution (countable and uncountable, plural institutions)
- 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.
- A long established and respected 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.
- The building or buildings which house such an organization.
- He's been in an institution since the crash.
- (informal, by shortening) A mental institution.
- (informal) Any long established and respected place or business.
- Over time, the local pub has become something of an institution.
- 2009 February 19, Gareth Lewis, “Giles Coren slams Winchester pub The Wykeham Arms”, in Southern Daily Echo[1]:
- [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."
- (informal) A person long established in a place, position, or field.
- She's not just any old scholar; she is an institution.
- The act of instituting something.
- The institution of higher speed limits was a popular move but increased the severity of crashes.
- 1894, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough[2]:
- Accordingly if we can show that a barbarous custom, like that of the priesthood of Nemi, has existed elsewhere; if we can detect the motives which led to its institution; if we can prove that these motives have operated widely, perhaps universally, in human society...
- (Christianity) The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest. (Can we clean up(+) this sense?)
- (obsolete) That which institutes or instructs, particularly a textbook or system of elements or rules.
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- academic institution
- educational institution
- institution-building
- mental institution
- research institution
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
established organisation
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custom or practice of a society or community
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person long established with a certain place or position
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ReferencesEdit
- institution at OneLook Dictionary Search
- institution in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- "institution" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 168.
- institution in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- institution in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin īnstitūtiō.
NounEdit
institution c (singular definite institutionen, plural indefinite institutioner)
InflectionEdit
Declension of institution
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | institution | institutionen | institutioner | institutionerne |
| genitive | institutions | institutionens | institutioners | institutionernes |
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin īnstitūtiō.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
institution f (plural institutions)
Further readingEdit
- “institution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin īnstitūtiō.
NounEdit
institution c
- an institution (an established organization)
- an institution (a habit)
- an institution (a person)
- a department (at a university)
- datavetenskapliga institutionen
- department of computer science
- institutionen för fysik
- department of physics
- datavetenskapliga institutionen
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of institution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | institution | institutionen | institutioner | institutionerna |
| Genitive | institutions | institutionens | institutioners | institutionernas |