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Inauguration

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Formal induction into office.

n. A formal beginning or introduction.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.

n. The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, course of action, etc.; as, the inauguration of a new system, a new condition, etc.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The act of inuagurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.

n. The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, course of action, etc.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The act of inaugurating or inducting into office with solemnity; ceremonial investiture with office.

n. The act of solemnly or formally introducing or setting in motion anything of importance or dignity; a definite beginning or initiation: as, the inauguration of a new era or a new system.

n. A ceremonial or formal introduction or opening, as of something intended for public use: as, the inauguration of a monument or an exhibition.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the ceremonial induction into a position

n. the act of starting a new operation or practice

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

installation induction initiation commencement beginning

Cross Reference

inauguration day

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

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Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

coronation inaugural graduation keynote investiture