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egress

[noun ee-gres; verb ih-gres]
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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.

RELATED WORDS

vent, exodus, opening, emanation, departure, exit, outlet, escape, emergence, withdrawal, issue, exiting, doorway

Nearby words

  1. egotistic,
  2. egotropic,
  3. egr,
  4. egr valve,
  5. egregious,
  6. egression,
  7. egressive,
  8. egret,
  9. egypt,
  10. egypt.

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
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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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Word Origin and History for egress

egress

n.

1530s, from Latin egressus "a going out," noun use of past participle of egredi "go out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + -gredi, comb. form of gradi "step, go" (see grade). Perhaps a back-formation from egression (early 15c.).

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