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entrance
1[ en-truhns ]
noun
- an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
Antonyms: exit
- a point or place of entering; an opening or passage for entering, as a doorway.
Antonyms: exit
- the right, privilege, or permission to enter; admission:
People improperly dressed will be refused entrance to the theater.
- Theater. the moment or place in the script at which an actor comes on the stage.
- Music.
- the point in a musical score at which a particular voice or instrument joins the ensemble.
- the way in which this is done:
a sloppy entrance.
- a manner, means, or style of entering a room, group, etc.; way of coming into view:
She mimicked Joan's entrance.
- Nautical. the immersed portion of a hull forward of the middle body ( run ).
entrance
1/ ɪnˈtrɑːns /
verb
- to fill with wonder and delight; enchant
- to put into a trance; hypnotize
entrance
2/ ˈɛntrəns /
noun
- the act or an instance of entering; entry
- a place for entering, such as a door or gate
- the power, liberty, or right of entering; admission
- ( as modifier )
an entrance fee
- the coming of an actor or other performer onto a stage
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Derived Forms
- enˈtrancing, adjective
- enˈtrancement, noun
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Other Words From
- en·trance·ment noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of entrance1
C16: from French, from entrer to enter
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Synonym Study
Entrance, admittance, admission refer to the possibility of entering a place or a group. Entrance may refer to either possibility: Entrance is by way of the side door; entrance into a card game. Admittance refers more to place and suggests entrance that may be permitted or denied: to gain admittance to a building; no admittance. Admission refers more to special groups and suggests entrance by payment, by formal or special permission, privilege, and the like: admission to a concert, a game, to candidacy, the bar, to society.
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