entrée
or en·tree
[ ahn-trey ]
/ ˈɑn treɪ /
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noun
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
Older Use. a dish served at dinner between the principal courses.
the privilege of entering; access.
a means of obtaining entry: His friendship with an actor's son was his entrée into the theatrical world.
the act of entering; entrance.
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Origin of entrée
1775–85; <French, noun use of feminine past participle of entrer to enter; see entry
Words nearby entrée
entreat, entreaty, entrechat, entrecôte, Entre-Deux-Mers, entrée, entrelac, entremets, entrench, entrenched, entrenching tool
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British Dictionary definitions for entrée
entrée
/ (ˈɒntreɪ) /
noun
a dish served before a main course
mainly US the main course of a meal
the power or right of entry
Word Origin for entrée
C18: from French, from entrer to enter; in cookery, so called because formerly the course was served after an intermediate course called the relevé (remove)
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