inaugural
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(a) occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction
- the President's inaugural address
- an inaugural ball
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(s) 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
Nouns
- (n) an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president) inaugural address,
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(n) the ceremonial induction into a position
- the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration