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inaugural, a. (n.)|ɪˈnɔːgjʊərəl|
[a. F. inaugural (17th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), f. inaugurer to inaugurate, after L. augurālis.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to inauguration; forming part of the ceremony of inauguration or of the formal commencement of any course or career.
1689in Somers Tracts II. 332 Instances of auspicious inaugural Medals. 1708Hearne Collect. 12 May (O.H.S.) II. 108 Mr. Thwaites Greek Professor made his Inaugural Speech. 1805T. Jefferson Writ. (1830) IV. 34 The satisfaction you express with the last inaugural address. 1841Arnold Let. in Stanley Life (1844) II. x. 300 My Inaugural Lecture was so kindly received that it gives me great hopes of being able to do something. 1897[see inauguration 4]. 1898A. W. W. Dale Life of R. W. Dale xii. 269 The inaugural meeting was attended by men of all parties.
B. n. An inaugural speech or address. Also, an inaugural lecture at a university. U.S.
1832Reg. Deb. Congress U.S. 5 May 2778, I turn now to the other points in the inaugural. 1860Bartlett Dict. Amer. s.v., ‘Have you read the President's inaugural?’ 1871S. N. Randolph Dom. Life T. Jefferson 289 He went in to deliver his inaugural. 1884Century Mag. XXVIII. 504 A few days before one of his inaugurals. 1958Listener 18 Sept. 429/3 That well-known story about Seeley's inaugural. 1965J. A. W. Bennett in J. Gibb Light on C. S. Lewis 44 The mere quotability of his Cambridge Inaugural may lead us to forget his positive achievement. 1967Listener 26 Jan. 139/2 Enright's famous inaugural at the University of Singapore. |