MEANING
In terms of established organizations, their rules, or their practices rather than individual choices.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- institutionally supported
- institutionally embedded
- institutionally sanctioned
On the page
The practice was institutionally reinforced even when individual staff members questioned it.
Word forms
- Base
- institutionally
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Invariable adverb. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, interpretation, qualification. Commonness: moderately common.
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