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nounan organization founded and united for a specific purpose
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nounthe act of starting something for the first time; introducing something newtype of:
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nouna hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
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nouna custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
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nounan establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situatedtype of:
Examples of institution
- "the institution of marriage"
- "the institution of slavery"
- "he had become an institution in the theater"