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   In·au·gu·ra·tion

   /iˌnôɡ(y)əˈrāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the beginning or introduction of a system, policy, or period: "the inauguration of an independent prosecution service" Similar initiationinstitutionsetting uplaunchestablishmentfoundationfoundingoriginationformationbeginningstartinceptionformal:commencementinstallationinstatementinductionswearing ininvestiturecoronationenthronementcrowningopeningdedicationconsecrationunveilingOpposite demisewinding upclosure
   • ▪ the formal admission of someone to office: "Truman's second presidential inauguration"
   • ▪ a ceremony to mark the beginning of something: "the inauguration of the Modern Art Museum"

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