inauguration

From Middle French inauguration.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪnɔːɡ(j)ʊˈɹeɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

inauguration (countable and uncountable, plural inaugurations)

1. The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.
2. The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, enterprise, event etc.

   The inauguration of the new bar was a success, with plenty of discounts.

• 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.