inaugural
Adjective
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Adjective
inaugural (not comparable)
- Of inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated.
- 2008 August 21, Cape Times, p. 21:
- The University of Cape Town hosts an inaugural lecture by Professor Ian Scott […] on Wednesday at 8pm.
- 2008 August 21, Cape Times, p. 21:
- Marking the beginning of an operation, venture, etc.
- 2009 was the inaugural season for New York Yankees' new stadium.
inaugural (plural inaugurals)
- An inauguration; a formal beginning.
- The inaugural of the President will take place in March.
- A formal speech given at the beginning of an office.
- 2009, Teddy Davis, ABC News on March 13, 2009.
- In his inaugural, President Obama proclaimed 'an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics'.
- 2009, Teddy Davis, ABC News on March 13, 2009.
- French: investiture, inauguration
- French: discours d'investiture, discours inaugural
- Spanish: discurso inaugural
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