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ingression

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in⋅gress

  [in-gres]
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–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-

Related forms:
in⋅gres⋅sion  [in-gresh-uhn] , noun
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in·gress   (ĭn'grěs')   
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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Word Origin & History

ingress 
c.1420, from L. ingressus "entrance," from pp. stem of ingredi "to step into, enter" (see ingredient).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: in·gress
Pronunciation: 'in-"gres
Function: noun
1 : the act of entering
2 : the power or liberty of access —compare EGRESS
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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