entrée

or en·tree

[ ahn-trey ]
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noun
  1. a dish served as the main course of a meal.

  2. Older Use. a dish served at dinner between the principal courses.

  1. the privilege of entering; access.

  2. a means of obtaining entry: His friendship with an actor's son was his entrée into the theatrical world.

  3. the act of entering; entrance.

Origin of entrée

1
1775–85; <French, noun use of feminine past participle of entrer to enter; see entry

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How to use entrée in a sentence

  • It was agreed that five Adelie penguins or ten Cape pigeons' eggs made a good tasty entree to the monotonous ration.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
  • Fritters are served as an entree, a vegetable or a sweet, according to the ingredients used.

  • It is an aristocracy of real merit, entree to which is attained by achievement, not by mere inheritance.

    Suppers | Paul Pierce
  • "It's a wild-goose chase," he snapped, attacking his entree savagely.

    The Firefly Of France | Marion Polk Angellotti
  • Julia began laughing as he appeared at the door, which facilitated his entree.

    Led Astray and The Sphinx | Octave Feuillet

British Dictionary definitions for entrée

entrée

/ (ˈɒntreɪ) /


noun
  1. a dish served before a main course

  2. mainly US the main course of a meal

  1. the power or right of entry

Origin of entrée

1
C18: from French, from entrer to enter; in cookery, so called because formerly the course was served after an intermediate course called the relevé (remove)

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