Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Related Searches
on Ask.com
Synonyms
Nearby Entries
inauguration - 4 dictionary results

in⋅au⋅gu⋅ra⋅tion

  [in-aw-gyuh-rey-shuhn, -guh-]
Use inauguration in a Sentence
–noun
an act or ceremony of inaugurating.
Origin:
1560–70; < LL inaugurātiōn- (s. of inaugurātiō). See inaugurate, -ion.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To inauguration
in·au·gu·ra·tion   (ĭn-ô'gyə-rā'shən)   
n.  
  1. Formal induction into office.
  2. A formal beginning or introduction.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source

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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Language Translation for : inauguration
Spanish: apertura, inauguración,
German: das Öffnen, die Eröffnung,
Japanese: 開会
More Translations »

inauguration 
1569, from Fr. inauguration "installation, consecration," from L. inaugurationem (nom. inauguratio) "consecration, installment under good omens," from inaugurare "take omens from the flight of birds, consecrate or install when such omens are favorable," from in- "on, in" + augurare "to act as an augur, predict" (see augur).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see inauguration on Thesaurus | Reference