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/institˈuto/

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Translation

institute, secondary school

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Word origin

From Latin institutum ('arrangement, custom'), from instituere ('to set up, establish'), from in plus statuere ('to set up').

Origin
Latin
Root
institutum
English cognates
institute, institution

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralinstitutos

Examples

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My son studies at a state secondary school.

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The research institute published the results.

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I finished secondary school at eighteen.

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He works as a teacher at a language institute.

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The new institute will open its doors in September.

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This word is taught in chapter 17, lesson 10: instituto, criar, aeropuerto and 7 more words.