institution, n.
(institutions)
freq. cnt. 30
(institutions)
freq. cnt. 30
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 30 freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 4
establishment institution
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an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
institution
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the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
creation foundation founding initiation innovation instauration institution introduction origination
sample sentences
"she looked forward to her initiation as an adult""the foundation of a new scientific society"
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a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
institution
sample sentences
"the institution of marriage""the institution of slavery"
"he had become an institution in the theater"
a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
asylum insane asylum institution mental home mental hospital mental institution psychiatric hospital
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