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institution

[ in-sti-too-shuhn, -tyoo- ]
/ ˌɪn stɪˈtu ŹƒÉ™n, -ˈtyu- /
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noun
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Origin of institution

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin institÅ«tiōn- (stem of institÅ«tiō). See institute, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM institution

counĀ·terĀ·inĀ·stiĀ·tuĀ·tion, nounnonĀ·inĀ·stiĀ·tuĀ·tion, nounreĀ·inĀ·stiĀ·tuĀ·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for institution

institution
/ (ˌɪnstɪˈtjuĖŹƒÉ™n) /

noun

Derived forms of institution

institutionary, adjective
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