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Meaning of inaugural

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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" [ant: {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" [syn: {inaugural},
         {initiative}, {initiatory}, {first}, {maiden}]
      n 1: an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially
           by a United States president) [syn: {inaugural address},
           {inaugural}]
      2: the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president
         obviously enjoyed his inauguration" [syn: {inauguration},
         {inaugural}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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