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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Inaugural  \In*au"gu*ral\,  a.  [Cf.  F.  inaugural.] 
  Pertaining  to  or  performed  or  pronounced  at  an 
  inauguration;  as  an  inaugural  address;  the  inaugural 
  exercises. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Inaugural  \In*au"gu*ral\,  n. 
  An  inaugural  address.  [U.S.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  inaugural 
  adj  1:  occurring  at  or  characteristic  of  a  formal  investiture  or 
  induction;  "the  President's  inaugural  address";  "an 
  inaugural  ball"  [ant:  {exaugural}] 
  2:  serving  to  set  in  motion;  "the  magazine's  inaugural  issue"; 
  "the  initiative  phase  in  the  negotiations";  "an  initiatory 
  step  toward  a  treaty";  "his  first  (or  maiden)  speech  in 
  Congress";  "the  liner's  maiden  voyage"  [syn:  {initiative}, 
  {initiatory},  {first},  {maiden}] 
  n  1:  an  address  delivered  at  an  inaugural  ceremony  (especially  by 
  a  US  president)  [syn:  {inaugural  address}] 
  2:  the  ceremonial  induction  into  a  position;  "the  new  president 
  obviously  enjoyed  his  inauguration"  [syn:  {inauguration}] 




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