Definition of institution

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  • institution is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • institution is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • institution is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of institution

  • an organization founded and united for a specific purpose (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. establishment
  • the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. creation
    2. foundation
    3. founding
    4. initiation
    5. innovation
    6. instauration
    7. introduction
    8. origination
  • a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. asylum
    2. insane asylum
    3. mental home
    4. mental hospital
    5. mental institution
    6. psychiatric hospital
  • a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society (noun)

    Examples

    1. the institution of marriage
    2. the institution of slavery
    3. he had become an institution in the theater
  • an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated (noun)

See definition of institution in Merriam Webster