Inauguration

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  • noun. Formal induction into office.
  • noun. A formal beginning or introduction.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of inaugurating or inducting into office with solemnity; ceremonial investiture with office.
  • noun. The act of solemnly or formally introducing or setting in motion anything of importance or dignity; a definite beginning or initiation: as, the inauguration of a new era or a new system.
  • noun. A ceremonial or formal introduction or opening, as of something intended for public use: as, the inauguration of a monument or an exhibition.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of inuagurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.
  • noun. The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, course of action, etc.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.
  • noun. The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, course of action, etc.; as, the inauguration of a new system, a new condition, etc.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the ceremonial induction into a position
  • noun. the act of starting a new operation or practice
    • Word Usage
    "Golf carts from a staging area to the steps near to a place of honor at the inauguration is a great idea."
    cross-reference
    inauguration day  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    beginning  commencement  induction  initiation  installation  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alsatian  Americanization  Appalachian  Balkanization  Christianization  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    betrothal  commencement  consecration  coronation  graduation  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    accedence  acceptance  accession  admission  admittance  
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