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in·sti·tu·tion·al
(ĭn′stĭ-to͞o′shə-nəl, -tyo͞o′-)adj.
1. Of or relating to an institution or institutions.
2. Organized as or forming an institution: institutional religion.
3. Characteristic or suggestive of an institution, especially in being uniform, dull, or unimaginative: institutional furniture; a pale institutional green.
in′sti·tu′tion·al·ly adv.
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institutional
(ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl)adj
1. of, relating to, or characteristic of institutions
2. dull, routine, and uniform: institutional meals.
3. relating to principles or institutes, esp of law
ˌinstiˈtutionally adv
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in•sti•tu•tion•al
(ˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃə nl, -ˈtyu-)adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of an institution.
2. characterized by the drabness, uniformity, and impersonality attributed to large institutions: institutional food.
3. (of advertising) having as the primary object the establishment of goodwill and a favorable reputation rather than immediate sales.
4. pertaining to institutes or principles, esp. of jurisprudence.
[1610–20]
in`sti•tu′tion•al•ly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | institutional - relating to or constituting or involving an institution; "institutional policy" |
| 2. | institutional - organized as or forming an institution; "institutional religion" noninstitutional - not institutional |
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institutional
adjective conventional, accepted, established, formal, establishment (informal), organized, routine, orthodox, bureaucratic, procedural, societal social and institutional values
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Translations
مُؤَسَّسي
instituční
institutionel
intézményes
stofnunar-
inštitučný
kuruluşa aitkurumsal
institutional
[ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənl]A. ADJ [structure, resources] → institucional, de las instituciones; [change, inefficiency] → institucional
B. CPD the institutional church N → la iglesia institucional
institutional investor N → inversor(a) m/f institucional
institutional investor N → inversor(a) m/f institucional
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
institutional
[ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl] adj (of institutions) → institutionnel(le)
institutional care → soins en institution
to be in institutional care → vivre en institution
institutional care → soins en institution
to be in institutional care → vivre en institution
(of companies) [investor, client, funds, buying] → institutionnel(le)
(= institutionalized) [racism, discrimination] → institutionnalisé(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
institutional
adj
(= of institutions) reform, structure, arrangement → institutionell
(= in an institution) food, atmosphere → Anstalts-; institutional life/care → Anstaltsleben nt → /-pflege f; institutional care in hospital/an old folk’s home → stationäre Versorgung or Pflege im Krankenhaus/in einem Altenheim
(US) institutional advertising → Prestigewerbung f
(Fin) support, funds → institutionell; institutional buying → Käufe pl → durch institutionelle Anleger; institutional investors → institutionelle Anleger pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
institutional
[ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənl] adja. (reforms) → istituzionale
b. (food, furniture) → tipico/a degli istituti assistenziali
institutional care (for children) → ricovero presso un istituto (for handicapped people) → assistenza medica presso un istituto
institutional life → la vita all'interno di un istituto
institutional care (for children) → ricovero presso un istituto (for handicapped people) → assistenza medica presso un istituto
institutional life → la vita all'interno di un istituto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
institute
(ˈinstitjuːt) noun a society or organization, or the building it uses. There is a lecture at the Philosophical Institute tonight.
verb to start or establish. When was the Red Cross instituted?
ˌinstiˈtution noun1. the act of instituting or process of being instituted.
2. (the building used by) an organization etc founded for a particular purpose, especially care of people, or education. schools, hospitals, prisons and other institutions.
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