inaugural
adjective/ɪˈnɔːɡjərəl/
/ɪˈnɔːɡjərəl/
[only before noun]- (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
- the inaugural meeting of the geographical society
- the inaugural flight of the space shuttle
Oxford Collocations DictionaryInaugural is used with these nouns:- address
- ceremony
- concert
- …
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French (from inaugurer ‘inaugurate’, from Latin inaugurare) + -al.
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