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noninstitutional

adjective
non·​in·​sti·​tu·​tion·​al | \ ˌnän-ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-shnəl How to pronounce noninstitutional (audio) , -shə-nᵊl\

Definition of noninstitutional

1 : not belonging to, relating to, characteristic of, or appropriate to an institution : not institutional noninstitutional care for the elderly … these noninstitutional, homey settings are … an appealing alternative to a hospital delivery room.— Barbara M. Swanson
2 : not placed in the care of an institution : noninstitutionalized the noninstitutional population

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 Census population estimates include people living in institutional settings like prisons and nursing homes and noninstitutional settings such as college dorms and military barracks. — Kristi Tanner, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit still losing people but — oh, man — not like Fife Lake Twp.," 24 May 2018 Eckhart was part of an international grassroots movement, longing for noninstitutional union with the divine. — John Timpane, Philly.com, "'Dangerous Mystic': A true, gripping tale of a man's perilous search for God," 6 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of noninstitutional

1877, in the meaning defined above

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