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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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;
- Example: "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration"
[syn: inauguration, inaugural]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction;
- Example: "the President's inaugural address"
- Example: "an inaugural ball"

2. serving to set in motion;
- Example: "the magazine's inaugural issue"
- Example: "the initiative phase in the negotiations"
- Example: "an initiatory step toward a treaty"
- Example: "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"
- Example: "the liner's maiden voyage"
[syn: inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
   [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Inaugural \In*au"gu*ral\, n.
   An inaugural address. [U.S.]
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

inaugural
    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]