different between inaugural vs aboriginal

English

Etymology

From French inaugural, from inaugurer, from Latin augurare (“to take omens”).

Adjective

inaugural (not comparable)

1. Of inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated.
   • 2008 August 21, Cape Times, p. 21:

     The University of Cape Town hosts an inaugural lecture by Professor Ian Scott […] on Wednesday at 8pm.
2. Marking the beginning of an operation, venture, etc.

   2009 was the inaugural season for New York Yankees' new stadium.

Translations

Noun

inaugural (plural inaugurals)

1. An inauguration; a formal beginning.

   The inaugural of the President will take place in March.

2. A formal speech given at the beginning of an office.
   • 2009, Teddy Davis, ABC News on March 13, 2009.

     In his inaugural, President Obama proclaimed 'an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics'.

Translations

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Adjective

inaugural m or f (plural inaugurais, comparable)

1. being a first occurrence or event
2. occurring during an inauguration

Romanian

Etymology

From French inaugural

Adjective

inaugural m or n (feminine singular inaugural?, masculine plural inaugurali, feminine and neuter plural inaugurale)

1. inaugural

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inau?u??al/, [i.nau?.??u??al]

Adjective

inaugural (plural inaugurales)

1. inaugural

Derived terms

English

Etymology

See Aboriginal.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æb.????d??.n?.l?/, /?æb.????d??.?n.l?/

Adjective

aboriginal (comparative more aboriginal, superlative most aboriginal)

1. First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
2. Living in a land before colonization by the Europeans. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
3. Alternative letter-case form of Aboriginal [First attested in the late 18th century.]

Synonyms

• (indigenous to a place): ancient, autochthonous, earliest, endemic, first, indigenous, native, original, primeval, primitive, primordial

Derived terms

• aboriginality
• aboriginally

Related terms

• aborigine

Translations

Noun

aboriginal (plural aboriginals)

1. An animal or plant native to a region. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
2. Alternative letter-case form of Aboriginal [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

Usage notes

• Using uncapitalized aboriginal to refer to people or anything associated with people may cause offence.
• In Canada and Australia, style manuals recommend against using the noun Aboriginal for a person or people.
• See also the usage notes under Aboriginal.

Translations

References

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abo?ixi?nal/, [a.??o.?i.xi?nal]

Noun

aboriginal m or f (plural aboriginales)

1. Aborigine (original inhabitant of Australia)

   Synonym: aborigen