the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge |
an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated | a secondary school (usually private) |
a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person | a school for special training |
a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society | an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature |
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose | |