inaugural

inaugural
in|au|gu|ral [ıˈno:gjurəl US ıˈno:-] adj [only before noun]
1.) an inaugural speech is the first given by someone who is starting an important job
the President's televsied inaugural address
the inaugural lecture of the new Professor of American Literature
2.) an inaugural event is the first in a planned series of similar events
Concorde's inaugural flight
the inaugural match of Major League Soccer
>inaugural n AmE
More than 200,000 people attended Carter's inaugural.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • inaugural — in‧au‧gu‧ral [ɪˈnɔːgjrəl ǁ ɪˈnɒː ] adjective 1. inaugural meeting/​flight/​voyage etc the first in a series of meetings, flights etc: • The problem was detected on the plane s inaugural flight. 2. inaugural speech/​lecture etc a speech, lecture… …   Financial and business terms

  • inaugural — inaugural, ale, aux [ inogyral; inɔgyral, o ] adj. • 1670; de inaugurer, d apr. augural ♦ Qui a rapport à une inauguration. Séance inaugurale d un congrès. Leçon inaugurale (d un professeur qui prend possession d une chaire). ● inaugural,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • inaugural — INAUGURÁL, Ă, inaugurali, e, adj. De inaugurare, privitor la o inaugurare. – Din fr. inaugural. Trimis de valeriu, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  inaugurál adj. m. (sil. mf. in ), pl. inauguráli; f. sg. inaugurálă …   Dicționar Român

  • inaugural — adjetivo 1. De la inauguración: ceremonia inaugural, solemnidad inaugural, discurso inaugural. lección* inaugural …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • Inaugural — In*au gu*ral, a. [Cf. F. inaugural.] Pertaining to, or performed or pronounced at, an inauguration; as, an inaugural address; the inaugural exercises. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inaugural — 1680s (adj.), from Fr. inaugural (17c.), from inaugurer to inaugurate (see INAUGURATION (Cf. inauguration)). The noun meaning an inaugural address is recorded from 1832, American English …   Etymology dictionary

  • inaugural — adj. Perteneciente o relativo a la inauguración. Solemnidad, ceremonia, oración inaugural. ☛ V. lección inaugural …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Inaugural — In*au gu*ral, n. An inaugural address. [U.S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inaugural — inaugural, ale (i nô gu ral, ra l ) adj. Qui a rapport à l inauguration. Fête, cérémonie inaugurale.    Discours inaugural, discours que prononce un professeur prenant possession de sa chaire. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Voy. inaugurer …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • inaugural — I adjective commencing, embryonic, exploratory, foundational, inceptive, incipient, initial, initiative, initiatory, introductory, nascent, original, precursory, prefatory, preliminary, premier, preparatory, primal, primary, prime, prior,… …   Law dictionary

  • inaugural — adj. 2 g. 1. De inauguração ou a ela relativo. 2. Inicial …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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