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reinstitution

reinstitution noun: the act of reinstituting something.

Noun

reinstitution (countable and uncountable, plural reinstitutions)

  1. The act of reinstituting something.
    • Some soldiers had asked for the reinstitution of the famous Iron Cross, a medal that dates from the Napoleonic era but was given generously by Hitler with a swastika added.2009 July 7, Nicholas Kulish, “Germany: New Bravery Medals”, in New York Times

Forms of reinstitution

pluralreinstitutions

Origin of reinstitution

From re- + institution.

Questions about reinstitution

What does reinstitution mean?
Reinstitution means the act of reinstituting something.
What part of speech is reinstitution?
Reinstitution is a noun.
What is the plural of reinstitution?
The plural of reinstitution is reinstitutions.

Words near reinstitution in the dictionary

  1. reinstils
  2. reinstitute
  3. reinstituted
  4. reinstitutes
  5. reinstituting
  6. reinstitution
  7. reinstitutionalisation
  8. reinstitutionalise
  9. reinstitutionalised
  10. reinstitutionalises
  11. reinstitutionalising

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