Also means
opening ceremony
Usage Note
Inauguración refers to the formal opening of a building, institution, event, or a president's term of office. The verb is inaugurar. In Latin American Spanish toma de posesión is also used for a presidential inauguration, but inauguración is understood everywhere. The plural is inauguraciones.
Examples
"La inauguración del museo atrajo a miles de personas."
Natural Translation
The inauguration of the museum attracted thousands of people.
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