entry

English

/ˈɛntɹi/

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) The act of entering.
  • (uncountable) Permission to enter.
  • A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.
  • (legal) The act of taking possession.
  • (insurance) The start of an insurance contract.
  • (Midlands) A passageway between terraced houses that provides a means of entering a back garden or yard.
  • A small room immediately inside the front door of a house or other building, often having an access to a stairway and leading on to other rooms
  • A small group formed within a church, especially Episcopal, for simple dinner and fellowship, and to help facilitate new friendships
  • An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia.
  • A record made in a log, diary or anything similarly organized; (computing) a datum in a database.
  • (linear algebra) A term at any position in a matrix.
  • The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure licence to land goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods.
  • (music) The point when a musician starts to play or sing; entrance.

Etymology

Inherited from Latin intrāre.

Origin

Latin

intrāre

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