Institution
noun,ɪnstɪ'tuʃən
Noun
a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
“the institution of marriage”
“the institution of slavery”
“he had become an institution in the theater”
Type of:CustomTraditionan organization founded and united for a specific purpose
Similar:EstablishmentType of:OrganisationOrganizationthe act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
Type of:BeginningStartCommencementa hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
Similar:AsylumType of:InfirmaryHospitalan establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
Type of:Establishment
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Similar Words
- Establishment
- Creation
- Foundation
- Founding
- Initiation
- Innovation
- Instauration
- Introduction
- Origination
- Asylum
- Institutional
- Institute
- Institutionalise
- Institutionalize