institution
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
An organization founded for a specific purpose, such as religious, educational, professional, or social.
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
the act of starting something for the first time
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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
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a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
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a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
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an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
Classifications
Entity Type
Organization85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- asylumestablishmentinitiationinsane asylummental homemental hospitalmental institutionpsychiatric hospital
- alternatephrasing
- Institution
- plural
- institutions
- possessive
- institution's
- pluralpossessive
- institutions'