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institution

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The act or process of instituting; as: (a) Establishment; foundation; enactment; as, the institution of a school.

Instruction; education.

The act or ceremony of investing a clergyman with the spiritual part of a benefice, by which the care of souls is committed to his charge.

That which instituted or established

Established order, method, or custom; enactment; ordinance; permanent form of law or polity.

An established or organized society or corporation; an establishment, especially of a public character, or affecting a community; a foundation; as, a literary institution; a charitable institution; also, a building or the buildings occupied or used by such organization; as, the Smithsonian Institution.

Anything forming a characteristic and persistent feature in social or national life or habits.

That which institutes or instructs; a textbook; a system of elements or rules; an institute.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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she looked forward to her initiation as an adult Source: Internet

the foundation of a new scientific society Source: Internet

the institution of marriage Source: Internet

the institution of slavery Source: Internet

he had become an institution in the theater Source: Internet

A $125 fee does apply if you transfer funds to another financial institution. Source: Internet

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