Word of the Week #1

Jennifer Bilek
Mass Com 100W M/W 12pm
Word #1

Word: Inaugurated

Source: Filler, M. (2008). New Museums: The good, the bad, and the horribly misguided: Architectural Records Magazine, 196 (5), 51.

How it was used: “An almost audible sigh of relief wafted through the art world when Rafael Moneo’s Prado wing was inaugurated last October.”

Definition: 1. (Verb) To make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin.
2. To induct into office with formal ceremonies; install.
3. To introduce into public use by some formal ceremony.

Your sentence: As of August 25, 2008, school was officially inaugurated for the fall semester.