in·au·gu·ra·tion /-ˌnɔgjəˈreʃən, gə-/
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 In·au·gu·ra·tion n.
 1. The act of inuagurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.
    At his regal inauguration, his old father resigned the kingdom to him.   --Sir T. Browne.
 2. The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, course of action, etc.; as, the inauguration of a new system, a new condition, etc.

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 inauguration
      n 1: the act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed
           the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the
           new factory was delayed by strikes" [syn: startup]
      2: the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president
         obviously enjoyed his inauguration" [syn: inaugural]