SkyfireDict

inaugural   (TTS Sound)

The noun inaugural has 2 senses

• inaugural address, inaugural -- (an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president))


• inauguration, inaugural -- (the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration")

The adj inaugural has 2 senses

• inaugural -- (occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction; "the President's inaugural address"; "an inaugural ball")


• inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden -- (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")