institutionalization
Syllables
in-sti-tu-tion-a-li-za-tion
Pronunciation
/ˌɪnstɪtjuːʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Stress
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Morphemes
in- + stitut- + -ion, -al, -ize, -ation
The word 'institutionalization' is divided into eight syllables: in-sti-tu-tion-a-li-za-tion. It has a Latin root and multiple suffixes. Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('tion'), with secondary stress on the seventh ('za'). It functions as a noun and refers to the process of establishing something as an institution.
Definitions
- 1
The act or process of establishing something as an institution; the state of being institutionalized.
“The institutionalization of the new policy took years.”
“He experienced the negative effects of institutionalization.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('tion'). Secondary stress falls on the seventh syllable ('za'). Remaining syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
in — Open syllable, unstressed.. sti — Closed syllable, unstressed.. tu — Open syllable, unstressed.. tion — Closed syllable, primary stress.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. li — Open syllable, unstressed.. za — Open syllable, secondary stress.. tion — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
in-
Latin origin, meaning 'in, into, on'. Functions as a prefix indicating inclusion.
stitut-
Latin origin, from *instituere* meaning 'to establish, set up'. Core meaning relating to establishment.
-ion, -al, -ize, -ation
Latin and Greek origins. -ion and -ation form nouns of action/state. -al forms an adjective. -ize forms a verb.
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