Hypertext Webster Gateway: "inaugural"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inaugural \In*au"gu*ral\, n.
An inaugural address. [U.S.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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: {initiative},
{initiatory}, {first}, {maiden}]
n 1: an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by
a US president) [syn: {inaugural address}]
2: the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president
obviously enjoyed his inauguration" [syn: {inauguration}]
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