INAUGURATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does inauguration mean?
• INAUGURATION (noun)
The noun INAUGURATION has 2 senses:
1. the act of starting a new operation or practice
2. the ceremonial induction into a position
Familiarity information: INAUGURATION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INAUGURATION (noun)
Meaning:
The act of starting a new operation or practice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
inauguration; startup
Context examples:
he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation / the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes
Hypernyms ("inauguration" is a kind of...):
beginning; commencement; start (the act of starting something)
Meaning:
The ceremonial induction into a position
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
inaugural; inauguration
Context example:
the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration
Hypernyms ("inauguration" is a kind of...):
induction; initiation; installation (a formal entry into an organization or position or office)
Meronyms (parts of "inauguration"):
inaugural; inaugural address (an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president))
