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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.
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.
Synonyms
3, 4. admission, entry.
3, 4. admission, entry.
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Entree
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example Sentences
- The food is tasty, there are a goodly number of entree choices and some nice touches not always seen at bargain prices.
- Korean students expect higher education to give them automatic entree into the professional work world.
- Twenty minutes later the entree arrived, with a smile.
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
entree
1724, "opening piece of an opera or ballet," from Fr. entrée, from O.Fr. entree (see entry). Cookery sense is from 1759; originally the dish which was introductory to the main course.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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