different between opening vs inaugural
opening
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?o?.p?.n??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???.p?.n??/
Verb
opening
- present participle of open
Derived terms
- eye-opening (adjective)
Noun
opening (plural openings)
- An act or instance of making or becoming open.
- The daily openings of the day lily bloom gives it its name.
- He remembered fondly the Christmas morning opening of presents.
- Something that is open.
- A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks.
- He slipped through an opening in the crowd.
- An act or instance of beginning.
- There have been few factory and store openings in the US lately.
- Their opening of the concert with Brass in Pocket always fires up the crowd.
- Something that is a beginning.
- The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
- They were disappointed at the turnout for their opening, but hoped that word would spread.
- The initial period a show at an art gallery or museum is first opened, especially the first evening.
- The first few measures of a musical composition.
- (chess) The first few moves in a game of chess.
- John spends two hours a day studying openings, and another two hours studying endgames.
- The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
- A vacant position, especially in an array.
- Are there likely to be any openings on the Supreme Court in the next four years?
- A time available in a schedule.
- If you'd like to make a booking with us, we have an opening at twelve o'clock.
- The only two-hour openings for the hockey rink are between 1AM and 5AM.
- An unoccupied employment position.
- We have an opening in our marketing department.
- An opportunity, as in a competitive activity.
- (mathematics) In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set.
Synonyms
- (something that is open): hole, gap, crevice; see also Thesaurus:hole or Thesaurus:interspace
- (available time): availability, slot
- (unoccupied employment position): job opening
Coordinate terms
- (opening of an art show): vernissage
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ?????? (?puningu)
Translations
Adjective
opening (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events.
- The opening theme of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is, perhaps, the most recognizable in all of European art music.
- The opening act of the battle for Fort Sumter was the firing of a single 10-inch mortar round from Fort Johnson at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, by Lt. Henry S. Farley, who acted upon the command of Capt. George S. James, which round exploded over Fort Sumter as a signal to open the general bombardment from 43 guns and mortars at Fort Moultrie, Fort Johnson, the floating battery, and Cummings Point.
- (cricket) describing the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket; describing a batsman who opens the innings or a bowler who opens the attack
Derived terms
References
- “opening”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “opening” in the Collins English Dictionary
- “opening” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Dutch
Etymology
From openen +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?o?p?n??/
Noun
opening f (plural openingen, diminutive openinkje n)
- opening, gap
- the act or process of being opened
Spanish
Noun
opening m (plural openings)
- opening sequence; title sequence
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inaugural
English
Etymology
From French inaugural, from inaugurer, from Latin augurare (“to take omens”).
Adjective
inaugural (not comparable)
- 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.
- 2008 August 21, Cape Times, p. 21:
- Marking the beginning of an operation, venture, etc.
- 2009 was the inaugural season for New York Yankees' new stadium.
Translations
Noun
inaugural (plural inaugurals)
- An inauguration; a formal beginning.
- The inaugural of the President will take place in March.
- 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'.
- 2009, Teddy Davis, ABC News on March 13, 2009.
Translations
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adjective
inaugural m or f (plural inaugurais, comparable)
- being a first occurrence or event
- 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)
- inaugural
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inau?u??al/, [i.nau?.??u??al]
Adjective
inaugural (plural inaugurales)
- inaugural
Derived terms
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