🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Istituto

Pronunciation / Transliteration: iˈstituto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Institute/ˈɪn.stɪ.tjuːt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'istituto offre corsi di formazione professionale."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An organization or establishment dedicated to a particular purpose, especially education or research.

    "The institute offers various programs for advanced studies in science and technology."
  2. 2

    A society or organization founded for a specific purpose, often in the field of education or professional development.

    "She is a member of a prestigious institute that promotes the arts."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'institute' originates from the Latin 'institutum', meaning 'establishment' or 'arrangement'. It evolved through Middle French 'institut', which maintained the meaning of an organization or establishment for education or instruction.

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