Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.

    Amtseinführung, Inauguration

    инаугура́цияinaugurácija, вступле́ние в до́лжностьvstuplénije v dólžnostʹ

    інавгура́ціяinavhurácija

  2. (countable, uncountable)The formal beginning, initiation, or entry into service of any movement, enterprise, building, event, etc.

    Near-synonym: dedication

    The inauguration of the new bar was a success, with plenty of discounts.

    торже́ственное откры́тиеtoržéstvennoje otkrýtije

More definitions
  • the act of starting a new operation or practice
  • the ceremonial induction into a position

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Damiano welcomed his guests to an inauguration.

  2. His inauguration speech will be effectively a valediction to our hopes.

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  3. At the inauguration ceremony a plaque was unveiled in honor of the founder.

    deBei der Einweihungsfeier wurde eine Plakette zu Ehren des Gründers enthüllt. — Yorwba

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  4. At the inauguration ceremony, a plaque was unveiled in honour of the founder.

    deBei der Einweihungsfeier wurde eine Plakette zu Ehren des Gründers enthüllt. — Yorwba

  5. Inaugurations have grown from simple affairs into extravaganzas.

    deDie Amtseinführungen sind von kleinen Formsachen zu extravaganten Spektakeln geworden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act of inaugurating:
Русский
By meaning 2
act of inaugurating:
formal beginning:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of inaugurating:

Origin

From Middle French inauguration.

From Middle French inauguration.

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Forms

plural: inaugurations
Singularinauguration
Pluralinaugurations

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of starting a new operation or practice:startup
  • the ceremonial induction into a position:inaugural

Word family

3 related words

See also

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