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noun
A kind of educational establishment originally formed to provide adult education, particularly in technical subjects, to working men in Victorian-era Britain and its colonies, and often funded by local industrialists.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: institute, mechanics' institution, school of arts
Antonyms: none provided
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