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According to WordNet, the noun "institution" has 5 sense(s).

103574555 an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated.

100240184 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".

105669350 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".

103746574 a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person.

108053576 an organization founded and united for a specific purpose.


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