preinauguration

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adjective

Preceding an inauguration, often specifically the inauguration of a United States president

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preinaugural
OriginEnglish inauguration ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectivepreinauguration (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePreceding an inauguration, often specifically the inauguration of a United States president

    On January 12 I attended one of the preinauguration cabinet meetings.

    1974, John S.D. Eisenhower, Strictly Personal, →ISBN, page 153

    Synonyms: preinaugural

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePreceding an inauguration, often specifically the inauguration of a United States president

Similar
preinaugural

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishinauguration
  10. Englishpreinauguration

From pre- + inauguration.

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APA

preinauguration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preinauguration

MLA

“preinauguration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preinauguration. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preinauguration,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preinauguration.

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