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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
in·gress       [in-gres] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act of going in or entering.
2.the right to enter.
3.a means or place of entering; entryway.
4.Astronomy. immersion (def. 5).
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L ingressus a going in, commencing, equiv. to ingred-, s. of ingredī to go or step into, commence (see in-2, gradient) + -tus suffix of v. action, with -dt- > -ss-]

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in·gres·sion       [in-gresh-uhn] Pronunciation Key, noun
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in·gress       (ĭn'grěs')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. also in·gres·sion (ĭn-grěsh'ən) A going in or entering.
  2. Right or permission to enter.
  3. A means or place of entering.


[Middle English ingresse, from Latin ingressus, from past participle of ingredī, to enter : in-, in; see in-2 + gradī, to step; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]

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Ingression

In*gres"sion\, n. [L. ingressio: cf. F. ingression.] Act of entering; entrance. --Sir K. Digby.

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