inauguration Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of starting a new operation or practice
    startup.
    • he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation
    • the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes
  2. noun the ceremonial induction into a position
    inaugural.
    • the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration

WordNet

In*au`gu*ra"tion noun
Etymology
L. inauguratio a beginning: cf. F. inauguration.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913