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    • institution :a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
      • the institution of marriage|the institution of slavery|he had become an institution in the theater

    • institution :the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
      • she looked forward to her initiation as an adult|the foundation of a new scientific society

    • institution :an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

      • institution :an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated

        • institution :a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

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