Adjective inaugural has 2 senses
- inaugural - occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction; "the President's inaugural address"; "an inaugural ball"
Antonyms: exaugural, valedictory
- inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden - 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"
Antonym: closing (indirect, via opening)
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Noun inaugural has 2 senses
- inaugural address, inaugural - an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)
--1 is a kind of address, speech
--1 is a part of inauguration, inaugural
- inauguration, inaugural - the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration"
--2 is a kind of initiation, induction, installation
--2 has parts: inaugural address, inaugural
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