Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inaugural

/ɪˈnɔːɡjərəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: in-au-gu-ral
IPA: /ɪˈnɔːɡjərəl/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated.

adj

Marking the beginning of an operation, venture, etc.

noun

An inauguration; a formal beginning.

noun

Ellipsis of inaugural address

Example Sentences

"The University of Cape Town hosts an inaugural lecture by Professor Ian Scott […] on Wednesday at 8pm."
"In 1928 [Martin] Heidegger succeeded [Edmund] Husserl to take a chair at Freiburg and in his inaugural lecture made a pronouncement that earned him a reputation as an archetypal metaphysician with his claim that our awareness of people as a whole depends on our experience of dread in the face of nothingness."
"2009 was the inaugural season for New York Yankees' new stadium."
"Canada’s men’s hockey team defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime Thursday to capture the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off Championship as the NHL put on a show in the first edition of this midseason international tournament."
"The inaugural of the President will take place in March."
"In his inaugural, President Obama proclaimed 'an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics'."

Etymology

From French inaugural, from inaugurer, from Latin augurare (“to take omens”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪˈnɔːɡjərəl/
British English: /ɪˈnɔːɡjərəl/

Inflected Forms

inaugurals (plural)

Derived Forms

inaugurally postinaugural preinaugural

Phrases

inaugural address

Synonyms

initiative initiatory first maiden inauguration inaugural address

Questions

How do you pronounce inaugural?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈnɔːɡjərəl/.
What does inaugural mean?: Of inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated.
Where does inaugural come from?: From French inaugural, from inaugurer, from Latin augurare (“to take omens”).

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