inaugural

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an inauguration.
2. Initial; first: the inaugural issue of a magazine.

n.

1. An inauguration.
2. A speech given by a person being formally inducted into office.

noun

The act or process of formally admitting a person to membership or office: inauguration, induction, initiation, installation, instatement, investiture. See accept/reject.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a US president)
  Synonym: inaugural address

Meaning #2: the ceremonial induction into a position
  Synonym: inauguration

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The adjective inaugural has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction
  Antonym: exaugural (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: serving to set in motion
  Synonyms: initiative, initiatory, first, maiden

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Inaugural

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - indvielses-, åbnings-
n. - indvielse, åbning

Nederlands (Dutch)
inaugurele rede, inaugureel (betreffende inwijding)

Français (French)
adj. - inaugural, d'inauguration
n. - inauguration

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Eröffnungs-, Antritts-
n. - Antrittsrede

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εναρκτήριος, των εγκαινίων, εγκαινιαστικός
n. - εναρκτήριος λόγος

Italiano (Italian)
inaugurale, discorso inaugurale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inaugural
n. - inauguração (f), discurso (m) de inauguração

Русский (Russian)
вступительный, речь при вступлении в должность

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inaugural
n. - inauguración, oración o discurso inaugural

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - invignings-, inträdes-, installations-
n. - inträdestal, invigningshögtidlighet, installationsanförande (isht av president)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
就任的, 开始的, 就职的, 就职演讲, 开幕辞

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 就任的, 開始的, 就職的
n. - 就職演講, 開幕辭

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 취임의, 개회의
n. - 취임 연설

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 就任の, 開始の
n. - 就任演説, 就任公開講義

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) افتتاحي (الاسم) خطاب التوليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של חנוכה‬
n. - ‮נאום פתיחה‬

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