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inaugural
/ˌɪˈnɔɡɚəl/
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What does inaugural mean?
adjective
- 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.
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noun
- Ellipsis of inaugural address
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɪˈnɔɡɚəl/
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I confess that I am not looking forward to it with impatience--especially as an inaugural address by me will be its chief feature.
This spirit ran like a golden thread through his first excellently conceived inaugural.
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The Spider takes her place in the centre, on the little cushion formed of the inaugural signpost and the bits of thread left over.
The office of an inaugural address is to give a summary outline of the main policies of the new administration, so far as they can be anticipated.
His address, like many others in various parts of Europe, shows that in his time an inaugural with any save an orthodox statement of the theological platform would not be tolerated.