institutional

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English

Etymology

institution +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl/

Adjective

institutional (comparative more institutional, superlative most institutional)

1. Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or organized along the lines of an institution.
2. Instituted by authority.
3. Elementary; rudimentary.
4. Arising from the practice of an institution.
   • 1999, William MacPherson, The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry, Cm 4262-I, para 6.48

     There must be an unequivocal acceptance of the problem of institutional racism and its nature before it can be addressed

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for institutional in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Translations

of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution

• French: institutionnel (fr)
• German: institutionell (de)
• Hindi: संस्थागत (sansthāgat)
• Italian: istituzionale (it)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: institusjonell

  Nynorsk: institusjonell

• Portuguese: institucional
• Spanish: institucional (es)

instituted by authority

• Hindi: संस्थागत (sansthāgat)

rudimentary — see rudimentary

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• Catalan: institucional

• Spanish: institucional (es)