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tute

US/tut/

tute is the abbreviation of tutorial.

tute is the abbreviation of institute.

Meaning of tutorial

Noun

tutorial (plural tutorials)

  1. A self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed or convenience.
  2. An interactive class taught by a tutor to students at university or college, individually or in small groups.
  3. A video or text guide or instruction about a specific topic (generally a how-to).

See all 4 meanings of tutorial

Meaning of institute

Noun

institute (plural institutes)

  1. An organization founded to promote a cause
    • I work in a medical research institute.
  2. An institution of learning; a college, especially for technical subjects
  3. The building housing such an institution.
  4. (obsolete) The act of instituting; institution.
    • water sanctified by Christ's institute1641 May, John Milton, Of Reformation Touching Church-Discipline in England: And the Causes that hitherto have Hindred it. […], [London]: […] Thomas Vnderhill, →OCLC
  5. (obsolete) That which is instituted, established, or fixed, such as a law, habit, or custom.
    • They made a sort of institute and digest of anarchy.1837, Robert Huish, The History of the Life and Reign of William IV, the Reform Monarch of England
  6. (Scotland) The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation.
    • Substitution is the nomination of substituted heirs, who take place, failing the institute.1681, Viscount Stair, The Institutions of the Law of Scotland

See all 11 meanings of institute

Noun

tute (plural tutes)

  1. A trick-taking card game, originally from Italy.

Forms of tute

pluraltutes
alternative formtut
alternative form'tute

Origin of tute

Clipping of tutorial.

Clipping of institute.

From Spanish tute, previously from Italian tutti.

Words that rhyme with tute

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Questions about tute

What does tute mean?
Tute means a trick-taking card game, originally from Italy.
What is tute the abbreviation of?
Tute is the abbreviation of tutorial.
What part of speech is tute?
Tute is a noun.
How do you pronounce tute?
Tute is pronounced /tut/ (US).
What is the plural of tute?
The plural of tute is tutes.

Words near tute in the dictionary

  1. tutaying
  2. tutays
  3. tutball
  4. Tutbury
  5. Tutchone
  6. tute
  7. tutee
  8. tutees
  9. tutela
  10. tutelage
  11. tutelages

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tute (page history and authors); tutorial (page history and authors); institute (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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