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en·try \ˈen.trē, -ri\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English entre, from Old French entree, from feminine of entré, past participle of entrer to enter — more at enter 1. : the act of entering : entrance, ingress < entry into the conflict disposed of the immediate issue of foreign policy — Oscar Handlin > < helps smooth his entry into group life — New York Times > < the Roman conquest of Britain began by an entry in the southeast — L.D.Stamp > 2. : the right or privilege of entering : admission, entree < managed to gain entry to an exclusive club > < I wandered into Symphony Hall and after some difficulty (for the house was sold out, as usual) obtained entry — Virgil Thomson > 3. a. : the place or point at which entrance is made < at the entry to the bridge stand two imposing pillars > as (1) : vestibule, passage, hallway < they had played hide-and-seek dodging … in and out of the entries of apartment houses — Jean Stafford > (2) : door, gate < the procession entered the church by the south entry > (3) : the mouth of a river < the French controlled both the St. Lawrence and the Mississippi entries to the great interior plain — B.K.Sandwell > b. : a section of a building (as a college dormitory) that is divided into several sections each with its own entrance < it was the only bathtub in her entry — George Santayana > 4. dialect Britain : a short lane or alley 5. a. : the act of making or entering a record < entry of a sale > b. : something that is entered: as (1) : a record or notation (as in a journal, diary, or account book) of a particular day's occurrences or of some transaction or proceeding < made no entry in his logbook for that day > < the entries for that year reveal the growing scale of the firm's operations > < one entry records a vote of censure against the speaker of the house > (2) : a descriptive record in a catalog or listing of a book, periodical, or other item in a library's collection (3) : headword; also : a headword with its appended definitional and informational matter — see vocabulary entry (4) : one of various similar objects composing a total or series : item, offering < the entries in this anthology are of uneven worth > < fortunately, this entry has little in common with the other stories — James Stern > < the latest entry of the theater season is a very slight comedy > 6. a. : the exhibition or depositing (as by a ship's officer at the customhouse) of the papers required by law to procure license to land or import goods b. : the giving an account especially of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs and obtaining his permission to land or import it — see enter vt 8 c. : bill of entry 7. a. : a person or thing entered in a contest (as a race) b. : the aggregate of persons or things so entered < a large entry is attracted, with the best men and dogs from England — Roy Saunders > 8. : a main passageway for haulage and ventilation in a mine 9. a. : the actual taking possession of lands or tenements by entering or setting foot on them b. : a putting upon record in proper form and order c. : the act in addition to breaking essential to constitute burglary consisting of the introduction of the least part of the person or of any instrument for the purpose of committing a felony 10. a. : entrance 6 b. : the entrance of a voice in a fugue especially after a rest c. : entrée 3 11. : entrance 8a 12. a. : the act or means of winning a trick so as to lead to the next trick in bridge b. or entry card : the card with which such a trick is or can be won — compare reentry |