institution

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English institucioun, from Old French institution, from Latin institūtiō, from instituō (“to set up”), from in- (“in, on”) + statuō (“to set up, establish”). Equivalent to institute +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) (yod-coalescence) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/ (non-yod-coalescence) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃən/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.stɪˈtu.ʃən/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.stɪˈtjʉː.ʃən/ === Noun === institution (countable and uncountable, plural institutions) A custom or practice of a society or community. A long-established organization or type of organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work. The building or buildings which house such an organization. (informal) A mental institution. Any facility where people (especially those who are mentally or physically disabled or sick, or who are prisoners) are committed (confined), where their freedom to leave is restricted. (informal) Any long established and respected place or business. (informal) A person long established in a place, position, or field. The act of instituting something. (Christianity) The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest. (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) (obsolete) That which institutes or instructs, particularly a textbook or system of elements or rules. (informal) A correctional institution. ==== Synonyms ==== establishment ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== institute institutional institutionalism institutionalist ==== Translations ==== === References === “institution”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. institution in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018. Raymond Williams (1983), “Institution”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 168 William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “institution”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “institution”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin īnstitūtiō. === Noun === institution c (singular definite institutionen, plural indefinite institutioner) institution ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “institution” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === From Latin īnstitūtiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃s.ti.ty.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === institution f (plural institutions) institution === Further reading === “institution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Latin īnstitūtiō. === Noun === institution c an institution (an established organization) an institution (a habit) an institution (a person) a department (at a university) datavetenskapliga institutionen department of computer science institutionen för fysik department of physics ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== instituera institut institutionalisera institutionell kulturinstitution === Further reading === institution in Svensk ordbok.