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inaugural

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈɔːgjʊrəl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈɔgjərəl, -gərəl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in ô′gyər əl, -gər əl)

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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

in•au•gu•ral /ɪnˈɔgyərəl, -gərəl/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]

Governmentof or relating to an inauguration:the president's inaugural address.
marking the beginning of a new business, etc.:the inaugural run of the pony express.

Governmentan address at the beginning of a term of office.
Governmentan inaugural ceremony.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

in•au•gu•ral (in ô′gyər əl, -gər əl),USA pronunciation adj.

Governmentof or pertaining to an inauguration:Harding's inaugural address.
marking the beginning of a new venture, series, etc.:the inaugural run of the pony express.

n.

Governmentan address, as of a president, at the beginning of a term of office.
Governmentan inaugural ceremony:to attend the presidential inaugural.

Latin inaugurāre to inaugurate) + -al¹, -al²
obsolete inaugure (1680–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

inaugural /ɪnˈɔːɡjʊrəl/ adj

characterizing or relating to an inauguration

n

a speech made at an inauguration, esp by a president of the US

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