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institute
What does institute mean?
institute (noun): an association organized to promote art or science or education.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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How do you pronounce institute?
/ˈɪnstəˌtut/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does institute come from?
From French institut, from Middle French, from Latin īnstitūtum.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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