inauguration

[in-aw-gyuh-rey-shuh n, -guh-]

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noun

an act or ceremony of inaugurating.

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Origin of inauguration

First recorded in 1560–70, inauguration is from the Late Latin word inaugurātiōn- (stem of inaugurātiō). See inaugurate, -ion.

Related formsre·in·au·gu·ra·tion, noun

Can be confusedinaugural inauguration

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Here he is attending festivities for the first George W. Bush inauguration, along with Chuck Norris and Meatloaf.
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Word Origin and History for inauguration

inauguration

1560s, from French inauguration "installation, consecration," and directly from Latin inaugurationem (nominative inauguratio) "consecration, installment under good omens," noun of action from past participle stem of inaugurare "take omens from the flight of birds; consecrate or install when such omens are favorable," from in- "on, in" (see in- (2)) + augurare "to act as an augur, predict" (see augur).

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