entrance
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[ en-truhns ]
/ ˈɛn trəns /
noun
Origin of entrance
1SYNONYMS FOR entrance
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Entrance,
admittance,
admission refer to the possibility of entering a place or a group.
Entrance may refer to either possibility:
Entrance is by way of the side door; entrance into a card game.
Admittance refers more to place and suggests entrance that may be permitted or denied:
to gain admittance to a building; no admittance.
Admission refers more to special groups and suggests entrance by payment, by formal or special permission, privilege, and the like:
admission to a concert, a game, to candidacy, the bar, to society.
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Definition for entrance (2 of 2)
entrance
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[ en-trans, -trahns ]
/ ɛnˈtræns, -ˈtrɑns /
verb (used with object), en·tranced, en·tranc·ing.
to fill with delight or wonder; enrapture.
to put into a trance: to be hypnotically entranced.
SYNONYMS FOR entrance
OTHER WORDS FROM entrance
en·trance·ment, noun un·en·tranced, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for entrance
British Dictionary definitions for entrance (1 of 2)
entrance
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/ (ˈɛntrəns) /
noun
the act or an instance of entering; entry
a place for entering, such as a door or gate
- the power, liberty, or right of entering; admission
- (as modifier)an entrance fee
the coming of an actor or other performer onto a stage
Word Origin for entrance
C16: from French, from
entrer to
enter
British Dictionary definitions for entrance (2 of 2)
entrance
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/ (ɪnˈtrɑːns) /
verb (tr)
to fill with wonder and delight; enchant
to put into a trance; hypnotize