̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin inauguration-, inauguratio, from inauguratus + -ion-, -io -ion
: the act or an instance of inaugurating: as
a. : investiture by appropriate ceremonies
knighted by the king of Scotland on his inauguration — L.G.Pine
b. : formal initiation, opening, or introduction
inauguration of a new museum
inauguration of a conference on educational problems
c. : beginning of the operation, use, or practice of something : start , institution
inauguration of a giant calculating machine … was announced — Current Biography
decided to postpone the inauguration of fluoridation — J.M.Burns
inauguration of scientific systems of tillage — Samuel Van Valkenburg & Ellsworth Huntington