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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inauguration n 1: the act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes" [syn: {startup}] 2: the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration" [syn: {inaugural}]
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