01 n. The act of inuagurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.
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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.
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The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, course of action, etc.; as, the inauguration of a new system, a new condition, etc.