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Definitions: Inauguration |
InaugurationNoun1. The act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes". 2. The ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "inauguration" was first used: 1569. (references) |
Etymology: Inauguration \In*au`gu*ra"tion\, noun. [Latin expression inauguratio beginning: compare to the French expression inauguration.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Dream Interpretation | To dream of inauguration, denotes you will rise to higher position than you have yet enjoyed. For a young woman to be disappointed in attending an inauguration, predicts she will fail to obtain her wishes. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Political inaugurations often have lavish ceremonies, in which the politician publicly takes his or her oath of office in front of a large crowd of spectators.
see also: coronation
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Inauguration."
Synonyms: InaugurationSynonyms: inaugural (n), startup (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Beginning | Noun: beginning, commencement, opening, outset, incipience, inception, inchoation; introduction; (precursor); alpha, initial; inauguration, debut, le premier pas, embarcation, rising of the curtain; maiden speech; outbreak, onset, brunt; initiative, move, first move; narrow end of the wedge, thin end of the wedge; fresh start, new departure. |
Celebration | Inauguration, installation, presentation; coronation; Lord Mayor's show; harvest-home, red-letter day; trophy &:c.; Te Deum; (thanksgiving); fete; holiday; Forefathers' Day. |
Commission | Appointment, nomination, designation, return; charter; ordination; installation, inauguration, investiture, swearing-in; accession, coronation, enthronement. |
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Crosswords: Inauguration |
| English words defined with "inauguration": go ♦ Harrison ♦ Inauguration Day, Inauguratory ♦ January 20 ♦ President Harrison, President William Henry Harrison, proceed ♦ startup ♦ William Henry Harrison. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "inauguration": Barataria, Budge Bachelors. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Inauguration" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (beginning, commencement, inauguration, initiation, start). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954) The Inauguration of Governor Fisher (1927) Le 23 avril 1910 Inauguration de l'exposition internationale de Bruxelles (1910) | |
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 | [Donald S. Fredrickson's inauguration as director of NIH].Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | [The inauguration of Dr. Fredrickson].Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | News note: a Seattle man suggests electrical plan to rid city of starlings before Hoover inauguration / Berryman.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Preparing the District of Columbia for President Lyndon Johnson's inauguration.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Egypt--the religious ceremonies preliminary to the inauguration of the Suez Canal, at Port Said ; Egypt--arrival at the station of El-Guishr, Suez Canal, of the steamship L'Aigle, with the Empress Eugenie.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Crowd stands in snow for inauguration - Washington, D.C., Jan. 20 / Harris & Ewing Photos.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Inauguration Day, U. of Va.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Inaugural decorations, McKinley inauguration, Pension Building.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Inauguration of Pres. McKinley.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Photographers at President Taft's inauguration, March 4, 1909.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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 | Trumpet inauguration for the presence of royalty. |
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John Locke | 1690 | As if the only business of a king had been to lead out their armies, and fight in their defence; and accordingly at his inauguration pouring a vial of oil upon him, declares to Saul, that the Lord had anointed him to be captain over his inheritance, x. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | Now, at this sad and breathless moment, we are plunged in the hunger and distress which are the aftermath of our stupendous struggle; but this will pass and may pass quickly, and there is no reason except human folly or sub-human crime which should deny to all the nations the inauguration and enjoyment of an age of plenty. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
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Business | Extensive use of natural gas began after the 1950 inauguration of a 1,605-kilometer pipeline between Comodoro Rivadavia in Patagonia and the city of Buenos Aires. (references) | |
The Kim Dae-Jung administration thus inherited pressure to reform both the public and private sectors after assuming control in early 1998. The government's seriousness about reform was demonstrated shortly after inauguration with the unveiling of a cross-sector privatization scheme that made KEPCO a primary target of reform, thereby placing the corporation at the forefront of a greater reform movement. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Cote d'Ivoire | Following his inauguration, gendarmes loyal to the Gbagbo violently suppressed RDR street demonstrations held to demand new presidential elections. (references) |
Burkina Faso | In February police forcibly dispersed a demonstration by those who opposed the inauguration of the mayor of Bobo-Dioulasso, the country's second largest city. (references) | |
Bhutan | After a 10-year ban on private television reception, in 1999 the Government introduced local television broadcasting with the inauguration of the Bhutan Broadcasting Service. (references) | |
Economic History | Dominican Rep | Within months of the inauguration, the new Mejia Administration formed a commission to review this debt. (references) |
Peru | Forecasts for the medium- and long-term remain bright, as political uncertainty diminishes with the inauguration of a new government. (references) | |
Algeria | He has made official visits to France, South Africa, Italy, Spain, Germany, China, Japan, and Russia, among others, since his inauguration. (references) | |
Political Economy | Ghana | In December 2000, Ghana had its third multiparty elections since the inauguration of the 4th Republic. (references) |
REPUBLIC OF KOREA | Korea's 1997-98 financial crisis coincided with the election and inauguration of President Kim Dae-jung. (references) | |
HAITI | After the inauguration of President Aristide in February of 2001, the government pledged to increase tax revenues and, to a lesser extent, control expenditures. (references) | |
Political Rights | Central African Republic | The opposition parties and the UFAP strongly protested this defection and boycotted the inauguration of the new session of the legislature. (references) |
Trade | Argentina | The inauguration of the La Plata free trade zone on January 2, 1997 brought about a significant change in the international trade of goods in the area. (references) |
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John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | To the topic of internal improvement, emphatically urged by him at his inauguration, I recur with peculiar satisfaction. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | Inauguration Day will be a great demonstration of the Democratic Process. |
Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | I did not wait for my inauguration to begin my quest for peace. |
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| "Inauguration" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.48% of the time. "Inauguration" is used about 194 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.48% | 193 | 22,089 |
| Noun (common) | 0.52% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 194 | N/A |
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Expression using "inauguration": inauguration Day. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "inauguration"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | inaugurim, përurim, hapje (aperture, disclosure, dissection, open, opening, orifice, rift, span, spreading, stretch, tablet, tabloid, troche, vent, venthole). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | تنصيب (installation, investiture, nomination), تقليد (appointment, convention, copying, customs, imitation, induction, installation, investment, mimicry, reproduction, tradition), تولية, تدشين, إفتتاح (opening, setting up, start). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | слагане на начало, тържествено откриване, въвеждане в длъжност (induction), въвеждане (establishment, initiation, input, installation, installations, intonation, introduction), встъпване в длъжност (induction), освещаване (consecration, sanctification). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 就职典礼. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | inaugurace. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | inauguratie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | inaŭguro. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | گشایش , افتتاح . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | virkaanasettajaiset, vihkiminen (dedication, wedding), vihkiäiset (consecration, dedication, marriage ceremony, wedding), avajaiset (opening). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | inauguration (initiation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | einweihung (induction, official opening, opening), einführung (foreword, guide book, implementation, inaugural, inception, infusion, institution, introduction, launch, lead in, short prefatory note). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εγκαθίδρυση (establishment, induction, installation, installment, instalment), εγκαίνια (dedication, opening), ορκωμοσία πρόεδρου. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | פתיח" רשמית, ח וכ" (consecration, dedication). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | felavatás (consecration, initiation, investiture). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | pengukuhan (strengthening), pengokohan (affirmation, strengthening), pembukaan (dismantling, exposure, opening), pelantikan (enthronement, induction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | inaugurazione (opening). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 草創 (beginning), 発足 (starting), 就職 (finding employment), 就任 (assumption of office). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | そうそう (attendance at a funeral, beginning, brevity, distinguished, early, eminent, facies, funeral, hurry, quickly, rudeness), しゅうしょく (adornment, autumn scenery, decoration, embellishment, finding employment, modification, ornamentation, polish up, worried look), しゅうに" (assumption of office), ほっそく (starting), はっそく (starting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | innvielse (initiation), innsettelse. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inaugurationay inauguração (initiative, opening), pôr em vigor, entrada em vigor (coming into effect, coming into force, implementation, implementation of a system, implicate), empossamento. (various references) instalare într-un post, inaugurare (initiation, opening), începere (beginning, inception, initiation). (various references) торжественное открытие, вступление в должность (assumption). (various references) inauguracija, svečano postavljanje, osvećivanje. (various references) inauguración (inaugural ceremony, launching, official opening, opening, opening ceremony). (various references) invigning (consecration, dedication, initiation). (various references) göreve başlama, açma (clearance, disclosure, opening, spreading, undoing), açılış töreni (inaugural), açılış (inaugural, opening). (various references) інавгурація. (various references) sự khánh th nh sự mở đầu, lễ tấn phong, lễ nhậm chức lễ khai mạc. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| French | 1500-Modern | inauguration. (various references) |
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Words beginning with "inauguration": inaugurations. (additional references) | |
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"Inauguration" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: inaguration, inaugaration, inaugeration. (additional references) | |
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| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "inauguration" (pronounced i'nô'gyerā"shun) |
| 7 | -g y er ā" sh u n | configuration, figuration, reconfiguration. |
| 6 | -y er ā" sh u n | amelioration. |
| 5 | -er ā" sh u n | aberration, acceleration, admiration, adoration, agglomeration, alteration, aspiration, cogeneration, collaboration, coloration, commemoration, confederation, conglomeration, consideration, cooperation, corporation, corroboration, deceleration, declaration, decoration, degeneration, deliberation, desperation, discoloration, elaboration, enumeration, evaporation, exaggeration, exasperation, exhilaration, exoneration, expiration, exploration, federation, generation, incarceration, incorporation, inspiration, laceration, liberation, maturation, moderation, nonproliferation, operation, perforation, perspiration, preparation, proliferation, reconsideration, recuperation, redecoration, refrigeration, regeneration, reincorporation, reinvigoration, reiteration, remuneration, reparation, respiration, restoration, reverberation, saturation, separation, toleration. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, abomination, abrogation, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, altercation, amalgamation, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogitation, cohabitation, collectivization, colonization, colorization, combination, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, coordination, coronation, correlation, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, decentralization, decertification, decontamination, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evocation, exacerbation, examination, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhortation, exhumation, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, explanation, explication, exploitation, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, incantation, incapacitation, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfirmation, recreation, recrimination, rectification, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refutation, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reinterpretation, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-g-i-i-n-n-o-r-t-u-u" | |
-3 letters: arointing, orangutan, rationing, ruinating, ruination, unitarian, urinating, urination. | |
-4 letters: agnation, antiarin, argonaut, ignitron, ignorant, iguanian, rigatoni, training, untiring. | |
-5 letters: airting, antiair, antigun, atoning, autoing, granita, grunion, guarani, ignatia, ignitor, ingrain, inuring, ironing, orating, outgain, outgrin, outrang, outring, outrung, raining, rainout, ranting, rioting, routing, ruining, touring, trining, turning, uniting. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-g-i-i-n-n-o-r-t-u-u" | |
+1 letter: inaugurations. | |
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| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 01100001 01110101 01100111 01110101 01110010 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n a u g u r a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E 0061 0075 0067 0075 0072 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)438067877387846786758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Sounds | 9. Quotations: Historic 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Quotations: Speeches 12. Usage Frequency | 13. Expressions 14. Expressions: Internet 15. Translations: Modern 16. Translations: Ancient | 17. Derivations 18. Rhymes 19. Anagrams 20. Orthography | 21. Bibliography |
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