| word | institution |
|---|---|
| definition | noun An institution is a large important organization such as a university, church, or bank. ...the Institution of Civil Engineers. Class size varies from one type of institution to another. The Hong Kong Bank is Hong Kong's largest financial institution. An institution is a building where certain people are looked after, for example people who are mentally ill or children who have no parents . Larry has been in an institution since he was four. He visited various penal institutions in the United Kingdom in the late 1930s. An institution is a custom or system that is considered an important or typical feature of a particular society or group, usually because it has existed for a long time. I believe in the institution of marriage. ...the institution of the family. The institution of a new system is the act of starting it or bringing it in. There was never an official institution of censorship in Albania. ...the institution of the forty-hour week. |
| inflections | institutions |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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