inaugural

[in-aw-gyer-uhl, -ger-uhl] Example Sentences

in·au·gu·ral

[in-aw-gyer-uhl, -ger-uhl]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to an inauguration: Harding's inaugural address.
2.
marking the beginning of a new venture, series, etc.: the inaugural run of the pony express.
noun
3.
an address, as of a president, at the beginning of a term of office.
4.
an inaugural ceremony: to attend the presidential inaugural.

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Inaugural is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1680–90; obsolete inaugure (< Latin inaugurāre to inaugurate) + -al1, -al2

post·in·au·gu·ral, adjective
pre·in·au·gu·ral, adjective

inaugural, inauguration.
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Example Sentences
  • The inaugural event was small, but residents were proud, and many marched with tongues firmly in cheeks.
  • Sure, you can't see an inaugural every year-but this is one parade that's well worth the wait.
  • But there was no mention of street crime in any presidential candidate's acceptance speech or in any inaugural address.
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inaugural (ɪnˈɔːɡjʊrəl)
 
adj
1.  characterizing or relating to an inauguration
 
n
2.  a speech made at an inauguration, esp by a president of the US

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