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Inaugural definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INAUG'URAL, a. [L. inauguro; in and augur.]
1. Pertaining to inauguration; as inaugural ceremonies.
2. Made or pronounced at an inauguration; as an inaugural address.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction; "the President's inaugural address"; "an inaugural ball" [ant: exaugural]
2: serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage" [syn: inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden] n
1: an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president) [syn: inaugural address, inaugural]
2: the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration" [syn: inauguration, inaugural]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Date: 1689 1. of or relating to an inauguration 2. marking a beginning ; first in a projected series II. noun Date: 1832 1. an inaugural address 2. inauguration

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 of inauguration. 2 (of a lecture etc.) given by a person being inaugurated. --n. an inaugural speech etc. Etymology: F f. inaugurer (as INAUGURATE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Inaugural In*au"gu*ral, a. [Cf. F. inaugural.] Pertaining to, or performed or pronounced at, an inauguration; as, an inaugural address; the inaugural exercises.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Inaugural In*au"gu*ral, n. An inaugural address. [U.S.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

An inaugural meeting or speech is the first meeting of a new organization or the first speech by the new leader of an organization or a country. In his inaugural address, the President appealed for unity. ADJ: ADJ n

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