inaugural

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inaugural

/ɪˈnɔːɡjərəl/ UK
/ɪˈnɔːɡjʊrəl/ UK
/ɪˈnɔːɡjərəl/ Australia, British, Southern
/ɪˈnoːɡɹəl/ Australia, British, Southern
/ɪˈnɔɡəɹəl/ US
/ɪˈnɔɡɹəl/ US
/ɪˈnɑɡəɹəl/ US, cot caught merger
/ɪˈnɑɡɹəl/ US, cot caught merger
/əˈnoːɡəɹəl/ New Zealand
/əˈnoːɡɹəl/ New Zealand
/ɪˈnɔɡəɾəl/ Scotland
/ɪˈnɔɡɾəl/ Scotland
/ɪˈnɔːɡəɾəl/ Wales
/ɪˈnɔːɡɾəl/ Wales

Where it comes from

From French inaugural, from inaugurer, from Latin augurare (“to take omens”).

adjective

not comparable Of inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated. The University of Cape Town hosts an inaugural lecture by Professor Ian Scott […] on Wednesday at 8pm.
not comparable Marking the beginning of an operation, venture, etc. 2009 was the inaugural season for New York Yankees' new stadium.

noun inaugurals

An inauguration; a formal beginning. The inaugural of the President will take place in March.
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of inaugural address In his inaugural, President Obama proclaimed 'an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics'.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: inauguration, initiatory, initiative, first, opening, maiden, inaugural address, founding, constitutive, founder, introductory, investiture, initial, open, primary, constituent

Translations

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adj of inauguration

Español	inaugural
中文	就任的
Português	inaugural
Français	inaugural
Deutsch	Antritts-
Italiano	inaugurale

adj marking a beginning

Español	inaugural
中文	首次的
Français	inaugural
Deutsch	Eröffnungs-

noun an inauguration

Français	investiture, inauguration

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APA

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Chicago

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BibTeX

@misc{inaugural_2026,
  title = {inaugural},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inaugural},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}