Etymology

inaugural

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Today it means: Of inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated. Full definition →

French inaugural ← Latin augurare
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  1. Latin · derived fromaugurare“to take omens”
  2. French · derived frominaugural
  3. English todayinaugural

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

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