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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Inaugural \In*au"gu*ral\, n.
   An inaugural address. [U.S.]

Source : WordNet®

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: {initiative},
         {initiatory}, {first}, {maiden}]

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