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institution

英/ˌɪnstɪtjˈuːʃən/
美/ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən/
01n.

机构, 惯例, 制度

an organization founded and united for a specific purpose; an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated; a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society