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preinaugural

preinaugural

7.7
Happening before an official ceremony like a swearing-in
  • adjective
  • /priːɪˈnɔːɡjʊrəl/
translation icon : preinaugural
  • She attended several preinaugural events to prepare for the upcoming presidential inauguration.

Examples

  • The preinaugural meeting was an opportunity for the team to discuss their plans before the official ceremony.

  • The journalist covered the preinaugural festivities leading up to the new mayor's first day in office.

  • PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): President Bill Clinton makes one of many preinaugural appearances with his saxophone.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Nixon's choice for the preinaugural mission was former governor of Pennsylvania William Scranton, a politician who had no special interests in the region.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

preopening
vspreinaugural
4.4

Happening before an official opening, for example of a shop

is used before a formal ceremony rather than before a general start
preseminal
vspreinaugural
  • Formal
8.8

Happens before an important event and helps prepare for it

is used before a formal ceremony rather than before a significant development

Surface Forms

preinaugural positive

Morphology

preinaugural = inaugural (transparent) = pre + inaugural

Given knowledge of 'inaugural', the prefix 'pre-' straightforwardly yields the meaning 'before an inauguration'.

Etymology

Preinaugural breaks into pre- meaning 'before' and inaugural, from inaugurate, meaning 'to begin officially'. So, preinaugural describes events or things that happen before an official start or ceremony.