English Explanatory Dictionary

institutional

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or organized along the lines of an institution.
  2. Instituted by authority.
  3. Elementary; rudimentary.
  4. Arising from the practice of an institution.
noun
  1. A client that is an organization rather than an individual.
  2. A Chilean senator who is appointed by the president for a term of eight years.
  3. A community where the majority of inhabitants work at an institution (as opposed to industry or trade), or one such inhabitant.
  4. An institutionalized person.
  5. A person whose sense of self is based on institutionalized values and standards, as opposed to their tastes and impulses.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃə.nəl/ /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃə.nəl/ /-ʃnəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Usmaan (Middle river exports)-institutional.wav /ˌɪn.stɪˈtju.ʃə.nəl/ /ˌɪn.stɪˈtu.ʃən.əl/ /-ʃ.nəl/ En-us-institutional.oga

Word forms

institutional more institutional most institutional institutionals

Etymology

From institution + -al.

Derived words

extrainstitutional institutional advancement institutional advertising institutional framework institutional investor institutionalism institutionalist institutionality institutionalization institutionalize institutionally institutional memory institutional racism institutional religion institutional syndrome interinstitutional intrainstitutional macroinstitutional monoinstitutional multi-institutional noninstitutional postinstitutional
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