inaugural

  1. Adjective.  Of inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated.
  2. Adjective.  Marking the beginning of an operation, venture etc.
  3. Noun.  An inauguration; a formal beginning.
  4. Noun.  A formal speech given at the beginning of an office.

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