Hypertext Webster Gateway: "inauguration"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inauguration \In*au`gu*ra"tion\, n. [L. inauguratio a beginning:
cf. F. inauguration.]
1. The act of inuagurating, or inducting into office with
solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.
At his regal inauguration, his old father resigned
the kingdom to him. --Sir T.
Browne.
2. The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, course
of action, etc.; as, the inauguration of a new system, a
new condition, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
inauguration
n 1: the act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed
the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the
new factory was delayed by strikes" [syn: {startup}]
2: the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president
obviously enjoyed his inauguration" [syn: {inaugural}]
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