entrée

Or en·tree

[ahn-trey]

noun

1. a dish served as the main course of a meal.

2. Older Use.,  a dish served at dinner between the principal courses.

3. the privilege of entering; access.

   Synonyms: entry, admission

4. a means of obtaining entry.

   His friendship with an actor's son was his entrée into the theatrical world.

   Synonyms: entry, admission

5. the act of entering; entrance.

entrée

/ ˈɒntreɪ /

noun

1. a dish served before a main course

2. the main course of a meal

3. the power or right of entry

Word History and Origins

Origin of entrée¹

1775–85; < French, noun use of feminine past participle of entrer to enter; entry

Word History and Origins

Origin of entrée¹

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)

Example Sentences

Venice was an entree into that response.

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The cruise operator will now be charging an extra $5 for any additional entree ordered in the main dining rooms.

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For example, Carnival Cruise Line allows passengers to order an additional entree in the main dining room with no surcharge, though it will apply a fee starting with a third entree.

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Similarly, Debbie Cabral, another NCL regular who calls Warwick, R.I., home, says she’s got no need for an additional entree at dinnertime, given the ample portions.

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Political watchers have speculated that Beutner’s entrée could potentially open the floodgates by offering a permission structure for others to challenge the mayor of the nation’s second-largest city.

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Related Words

• admission