inauguration
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gyəˈreɪ noun
an act or ceremony of inaugurating.
Related forms
re·in·au·gu·ra·tion, noun
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to commence officially or formally; initiate |
| 2. | to place in office formally and ceremonially; induct |
| 3. | to open ceremonially; dedicate formally: to inaugurate a factory |
| [C17: from Latin inaugurāre, literally: to take omens, practise augury, hence to install in office after taking auguries; see | |
| inaugu'ration | |
| —n | |
| in'augurator | |
| —n | |
| inauguratory | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
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).
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Example sentences
The fourth inauguration was conducted without fanfare.
Soon after his inauguration the new president embarked on a world tour.
But the nation soon learned that the cessation of active war did not necessarily mean the inauguration of peace.
Between election and inauguration an ominous disillusion set in.
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