inauguración

/inauɡuɾaˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f

inauguration

🎉✂️ in + augur: omens read at the start, so a launch ceremony = inauguración

Latin inaugurare meant to begin something after reading omens, from augur, a Roman priest. Spanish inauguración keeps that sense: the official opening of a building, event, or term of office. Spot the augur hidden inside inauguración.

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