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egress

[ noun ee-gres; verb ih-gres ]
/ noun ˈi grɛs; verb ɪˈgrɛs /
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noun
the act or an instance of going, especially from an enclosed place.
a means or place of going out; an exit.
the right or permission to go out.
Astronomy. emersion (def. 1).
verb (used without object)
to go out; emerge.
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Origin of egress

1530–40; <Latin ēgressus going out, escape, equivalent to ēgred(ī) to go out (ē-e-1 + -gredī, combining form of gradī to go, step; cf. grade) + -tus suffix of v. action

Words nearby egress

egotistic, ego trip, e-government, EGR, egregious, egress, egression, egressive, egret, Egypt, Egyptiac
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Words related to egress

departure, doorway, emanation, emergence, escape, exit, exodus, issue, opening, outlet, vent, withdrawal, way-out

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British Dictionary definitions for egress

egress
noun (ˈiːɡrɛs)
Also called: egression the act of going or coming out; emergence
a way out, such as a path; exit
the right or permission to go out or depart
astronomy another name for emersion (def. 2)
verb (ɪˈɡrɛs) (intr)
to go forth; issue

Word Origin for egress

C16: from Latin ēgredī to come forth, depart, from gradī to move, step
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