entrée

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en·trée

[ahn-trey]
noun
1.
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
2.
Older Use. a dish served at dinner between the principal courses.
3.
the privilege of entering; access.
4.
a means of obtaining entry: His friendship with an actor's son was his entrée into the theatrical world.
5.
the act of entering; entrance.
Also, en·tree.


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


3, 4. admission, entry.

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Entrée is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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  • Spectator sports offer quick and easy entree into an instant community.
  • And despite their idiosyncrasies, these house museums often provide a rare entree into a city's history and character.
  • But the four pounds gained from six dinners were worth every ounce of every entree.
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entrée (ˈɒntreɪ)
 
n
1.  a dish served before a main course
2.  chiefly (US) the main course of a meal
3.  the power or right of entry
 
[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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