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English Dictionary: inaugural by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inaugural
adj
  1. occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction; "the President's inaugural address"; "an inaugural ball"
    Antonym(s): 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"
    Synonym(s): inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden
n
  1. an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)
    Synonym(s): inaugural address, inaugural
  2. the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration"
    Synonym(s): inauguration, inaugural
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.]
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