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inaugural

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪˈnɔːɡəɹəl/, /ɪˈnɔːɡɹəl/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

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inaugural (not comparable)

  1. Of inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated.
    • 2008 August 21, Cape Times, page 21:
      The University of Cape Town hosts an inaugural lecture by Professor Ian Scott […] on Wednesday at 8pm.
    • 2014 April 12, Michael Inwood, “Martin Heidegger: the philosopher who fell for Hitler [print version: Hitler's philosopher]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review)‎[1], London, page R11:
      In 1928 [Martin] Heidegger succeeded [Edmund] Husserl to take a chair at Freiburg and in his inaugural lecture made a pronouncement that earned him a reputation as an archetypal metaphysician with his claim that our awareness of people as a whole depends on our experience of dread in the face of nothingness.
  2. Marking the beginning of an operation, venture, etc.
    2009 was the inaugural season for New York Yankees' new stadium.

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Noun

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inaugural (plural inaugurals)

  1. An inauguration; a formal beginning.
    The inaugural of the President will take place in March.
  2. A formal speech given at the beginning of an office.
    • 2009 March 13, Teddy Davis, ABC News:
      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'.

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French

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Etymology

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From inaugurer +‎ -al.

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Adjective

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inaugural (feminine inaugurale, masculine plural inauguraux, feminine plural inaugurales)

  1. inaugural

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.naw.ɡuˈɾaw/ [i.naʊ̯.ɡuˈɾaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.naw.ɡuˈɾal/ [i.naw.ɣuˈɾaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.naw.ɡuˈɾa.li/ [i.naw.ɣuˈɾa.li]

Adjective

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inaugural m or f (plural inaugurais)

  1. being a first occurrence or event
  2. occurring during an inauguration

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French inaugural.

Adjective

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inaugural m or n (feminine singular inaugurală, masculine plural inaugurali, feminine and neuter plural inaugurale)

  1. inaugural

Declension

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Declension of inaugural
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite inaugural inaugurală inaugurali inaugurale
definite inauguralul inaugurala inauguralii inauguralele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite inaugural inaugurale inaugurali inaugurale
definite inauguralului inauguralei inauguralilor inauguralelor

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /inauɡuˈɾal/ [i.nau̯.ɣ̞uˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: i‧nau‧gu‧ral

Adjective

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inaugural m or f (masculine and feminine plural inaugurales)

  1. inaugural

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