inauguration
[in-aw-gyuh-rey-shuh n, -guh-]
- 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.
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Examples from the Web for inauguration
Contemporary Examples
The inauguration had to be held in the fortified Kremlin, surrounded by an eerily quiet city.
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December 25, 2014
In May he attended the inauguration of a museum to house the works of the Ecuadorian painter Santiago Carbonell in Querétaro.
How much of your family was able to see you read your poem at the inauguration?
Since his inauguration, Republicans have criticized President Obama for everything.
Here he is attending festivities for the first George W. Bush inauguration, along with Chuck Norris and Meatloaf.
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August 14, 2014
Historical Examples
Much time has passed since Jefferson arrived for his inauguration.
The English aristocracy and the celebrities of London came to the inauguration.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
Both the Monument and the inauguration were pronounced a perfect success.
Cleveland Past and PresentMaurice Joblin
This day was to witness the inauguration of the new Government.
Union and DemocracyAllen Johnson
The particulars of its inauguration are already familiar to the public.
Old MackinawW. P. Strickland.
Word Origin and History for inauguration
n.
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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