inauguration

From Middle French inauguration.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪˌnɔːɡ(j)ʊˈɹeɪʃən/
• (General American, non-lot–cloth split) IPA^(key): /ɪˌnɔ.ɡjəˈɹeɪʃən/, /ɪˌnɔ.ɡəˈɹeɪʃən/
• (General American, cot–caught merger, dialects of Canada) IPA^(key): /ɪˌnɑ.ɡjəˈɹeɪʃən/, /ɪˌnɑ.ɡəˈɹeɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

inauguration (countable and uncountable, plural inaugurations)

2. The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.
4. 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.

   • 2025 November 12, Tony Streeting, “All around the world”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 42:

     Not a year goes by without the inauguration of new metros or light rail lines somewhere in the world.

• inauguration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

From Latin inaugurātiōnem.

• IPA^(key): /i.no.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃/

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inauguration f (plural inaugurations)

1. inauguration

• inaugurer

• “inauguration”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012