Meanings
plural inaugurations
- countableuncountableThe act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.
- countableuncountableThe formal beginning, initiation, or entry into service of any movement, enterprise, building, event, etc.
Near-synonym: dedication
2 more examples
The inauguration of the new bar was a success, with plenty of discounts.
Not a year goes by without the inauguration of new metros or light rail lines somewhere in the world.
2025 November 12, Tony Streeting, “All around the world”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 42Synonyms: dedication
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe formal beginning, initiation, or entry into service of any movement, enterprise, building, event, etc.
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Origin
- Middle Frenchinauguration
- Englishinauguration
From Middle French inauguration.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَنْصِيب
- تَنْصِيب (tanṣīb)act of inaugurating
Bulgarian въве́ждане в длъ́жност, иногура́ция
- въве́ждане в длъ́жност (văvéždane v dlắžnost)act of inaugurating
- иногура́ция (inogurácija)act of inaugurating
- откри́ване (otkrívane)formal beginning
- търже́ствено откри́ване (tăržéstveno otkrívane)formal beginning
Catalan inauguració
- inauguracióact of inaugurating
Chinese Mandarin 就職典禮 /就职典礼, 就職 /就职
- 就職典禮 /就职典礼 (jiùzhí diǎnlǐ)act of inaugurating
- 就職 /就职 (jiùzhí)act of inaugurating
Czech inaugurace
- inauguraceact of inaugurating
Danish indvielse
- indvielseact of inaugurating
Dutch inhuldiging
- inhuldigingact of inaugurating
Estonian inauguratsioon
- inauguratsioonact of inaugurating
Finnish virkaan astuminen, vihkiminen
- virkaan astuminenact of inaugurating
- vihkiminenformal beginning
French investiture, inauguration
- investitureact of inaugurating
- inaugurationact of inaugurating
- inaugurationformal beginning
German Amtseinführung, Inauguration
- Amtseinführungact of inaugurating
- Inaugurationact of inaugurating
Hindi उद्घाटन, उद्घाटन
- उद्घाटन (udghāṭan)act of inaugurating
- उद्घाटन (udghāṭan)formal beginning
Hungarian beiktatás
- beiktatásact of inaugurating
Irish oirniú
- oirniúact of inaugurating
Italian inaugurazione
- inaugurazioneact of inaugurating
Japanese 就任, 就職
- 就任 (shūnin)act of inaugurating
- 就職 (shūshoku)act of inaugurating
Korean 취임
- 취임 (chwiim)act of inaugurating
Māori whakaoatitanga
- whakaoatitangaact of inaugurating
Polish inauguracja
- inauguracjaact of inaugurating
Portuguese inauguração, tomada de posse
- inauguraçãoact of inaugurating
- tomada de posseformal beginning
- entrânciaformal beginning
Romanian inaugurare
- inaugurareact of inaugurating
Russian инаугура́ция, вступле́ние в до́лжность
- инаугура́ция (inaugurácija)act of inaugurating
- вступле́ние в до́лжность (vstuplénije v dólžnostʹ)act of inaugurating
- торже́ственное откры́тие (toržéstvennoje otkrýtije)formal beginning
Slovak inaugurácia
- inauguráciaact of inaugurating
Spanish investidura, toma de posesión
- investiduraact of inaugurating
- toma de posesiónact of inaugurating
- inauguraciónformal beginning
Swedish installation
- installationact of inaugurating
Tagalog pagpapasinaya
- pagpapasinayaact of inaugurating
Ukrainian інавгура́ція
- інавгура́ція (inavhurácija)act of inaugurating
Urdu اِفْتِتَاح
- اِفْتِتَاح (iftitāḥ)act of inaugurating
Vietnamese nhậm chức
- nhậm chứcact of inaugurating
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with inauguration
Cite this entry
inauguration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inauguration
“inauguration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inauguration. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inauguration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inauguration.
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