inaugural
Meanings
adj
- Of inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated.
- Marking the beginning of an operation, venture, etc.
noun
- An inauguration; a formal beginning.
- Ellipsis of inaugural address
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From French inaugural, from inaugurer, from Latin augurare (“to take omens”).
Derived words
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