ingress

[ in-gres ]
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noun
  1. the act of going in or entering.

  2. the right to enter.

  1. a means or place of entering; entryway.

  2. Astronomy. immersion (def. 5).

Origin of ingress

1
1400–50; late Middle English <Latin ingressus a going in, commencing, equivalent to ingred-, stem of ingredī to go or step into, commence (see in-2, gradient) + -tus suffix of v. action, with -dt->-ss-

Other words from ingress

  • in·gres·sion [in-gresh-uhn], /ɪnˈgrɛʃ ən/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for ingress

ingress

/ (ˈɪŋɡrɛs) /


noun
  1. the act of going or coming in; an entering

  2. a way in; entrance

  1. the right or permission to enter

  2. astronomy another name for immersion (def. 2)

Origin of ingress

1
C15: from Latin ingressus, from ingredī to go in, from gradī to step, go

Derived forms of ingress

  • ingression (ɪnˈɡrɛʃən), noun

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