Standard Lemma guide

institutionally

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuʃənəli/
  • UK: /ˌɪnstɪˈtʃuːʃənəli/
  • UK: /-ʃnəli/
  • US: /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuʃənəli/
  • US: /ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəli/
  • US: /-ʃnəli/
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N S T IH0 T UW1 SH AH0 N AH0 L IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IH2 N S T IH0 T UW1 SH N AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an institutional manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Throughout an institution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

by an institution

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • institutionally controlled

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English institution English -al English institutional Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English institutionally From institutional + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: institutionnellement — in an institutional manner
  • Polish: instytucjonalnie — in an institutional manner
  • Spanish: institucionalmente — in an institutional manner