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Meaning of mechanics' institute | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A kind of educational establishment originally formed to provide adult education, particularly in technical subjects, to working men in Victorian-era Britain and its colonies, and often funded by local industrialists.

historical

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

mechanics' institution Mechanicville mechanisation mechanism mechanism of death Mechanisms

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