Definition of inaugural - WordReference.com Dictionary

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inaugural
A	noun
	1	inauguration, inaugural
			the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration"
		Category Tree: event ╚social event ╚affair; occasion; social occasion; function; social function ╚ceremony; ceremonial; ceremonial occasion; observance ╚initiation; induction; installation ╚inauguration, inaugural
	2	inaugural address, inaugural
			an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚speech act ╚address; speech ╚inaugural address, inaugural
B	adjective
	1	inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden
			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"

	2	inaugural
			occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction; "the President's inaugural address"; "an inaugural ball"