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- Dictionaryinaugural/ɪˈnɔːɡjʊrəl/
adjective
- 1. marking the beginning of an institution, activity, or period of office: "his inaugural concert as Music Director"
noun
- 1. an inaugural speech, especially one made by an incoming US president: "presidential inaugurals set the tone for a new administration"
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INAUGURAL definition: 1. An inaugural speech is the first speech someone gives when starting an important new job: 2. An…. Learn more.
The meaning of INAUGURAL is of or relating to an inauguration. How to use inaugural in a sentence.
(of an official speech, meeting, etc.) first, and marking the beginning of something important, for example the time when a new leader or parliament starts work, when a new organization is formed or when something is used for the first time. the President’s inaugural address. the professor’s inaugural lecture.
An inaugural meeting or speech is the first meeting of a new organization or the first speech by the new leader of an organization or a country.
noun. an address, as of a president, at the beginning of a term of office. an inaugural ceremony: to attend the presidential inaugural. inaugural. / ɪnˈɔːɡjʊrəl / adjective. characterizing or relating to an inauguration. noun. a speech made at an inauguration, esp by a president of the US. Discover More. Other Words From.
An inaugural is a ceremony inducting someone into a new position, especially the President. We also call the President's first speech an inaugural address.
INAUGURAL meaning: An inaugural speech, meeting, etc is the first one of a new organization or leader: . Learn more.
inaugural. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English in‧au‧gu‧ral /ɪˈnɔːɡjərəl $ ɪˈnɒː-/ adjective [ only before noun] 1 an inaugural speech is the first given by someone who is starting an important job the president’s inaugural address the inaugural lecture of the new Professor of American Literature 2 an inaugural ...
1. of or pertaining to an inauguration. 2. marking the beginning of a new venture, series, etc.: the inaugural run of the pony express. n. 3. an address, as of a president, at the beginning of a term of office. 4. an inaugural ceremony. [1680–90; obsolete inaugure (< Latin inaugurāre to inaugurate) + -al 1, -al 2]
INAUGURAL meaning: 1 : happening as part of an official ceremony or celebration when someone (such as a newly elected official) begins an important job happening as part of an inauguration; 2 : happening as the first one in a series of similar events.
