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installation

//ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for installation

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Forms

Plural
installations

Definitions

  1. 1.An act of installing.

    • The installation of the new software took only a few minutes.
  2. 2.Something installed, especially the whole of a system of machines, apparatus, and accessories, when set up and arranged for practical working, as in electric lighting, transmission of power, etc.

  3. 3.A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base.

    • A military installation was built near the border.
  4. 4.A work of installation art.

    • The museum is displaying a modern art installation.
    • Represented by Olney Gleason gallery, she was the subject of a 2025 solo show at the MSU Broad Art Museum in Michigan and recently unveiled a permanent installation at the Princeton University Art Museum.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4770

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Word family

Etymology

From Middle French installation, from Medieval Latin installātiō.

By surface analysis, install + -ation.

Compare with Piedmontese istallassion.

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