institutional
English
Etymology
institution + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl/
Adjective
institutional (comparative more institutional, superlative most institutional)
- Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or organized along the lines of an institution.
- Instituted by authority.
- Elementary; rudimentary.
- Arising from the practice of an institution.
- 1999, William MacPherson, The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry, Cm 4262-I, para 6.48
- There must be an unequivocal acceptance of the problem of institutional racism and its nature before it can be addressed
- 1999, William MacPherson, The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry, Cm 4262-I, para 6.48
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for institutional in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Translations
of pertaining to or characteristic of an institution
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instituted by authority
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rudimentary — see rudimentary
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