mechanics' institute

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mechanics' institute (plural mechanics' institutes)

  1. (historical) 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.
    Synonyms: institute, mechanics' institution, school of arts