place+of+ingress

  • 1ingress — ► NOUN 1) the action or fact of entering or coming in. 2) a place or means of access. DERIVATIVES ingression noun. ORIGIN Latin ingressus, from ingredi enter …

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  • 2ingress — [in gresh′ənin′gres΄] n. [ME < L ingressus, pp. of ingredi, to step into, enter < in , into + gradi, to go: see GRADE] 1. the act of entering: also ingression [in gresh′ən] 2. the right or permission to enter 3. a place or means of… …

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  • 3ingress — UK [ˈɪnɡres] / US [ˈɪnˌɡres] noun [uncountable] very formal the action of entering a place, or the right to enter a place …

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  • 4ingress — ingression /in gresh euhn/, n. /in gres/, n. 1. the act of going in or entering. 2. the right to enter. 3. a means or place of entering; entryway. 4. Astron. immersion (def. 5). [1400 50; late ME < L ingressus a going in, commencing, equiv. to&#8230; …

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  • 5ingress — in|gress [ˈıngres] n [U] literary [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: ingressus, from the past participle of ingredi; INGREDIENT] the right to enter a place, or the act of entering it …

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  • 6ingress — in|gress [ ın,gres ] noun uncount VERY FORMAL the action of entering a place, or the right to do this: ENTRY …

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  • 7ingress — [ ɪngrɛs] noun 1》 the action or fact of entering. 2》 a place or means of access. 3》 Astronomy & Astrology the arrival of the sun, moon, or a planet in a specified constellation or part of the sky. Derivatives ingression noun Origin ME: from L.&#8230; …

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  • 8ingress — noun (U) literary the right to enter a place or the act of entering it …

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  • 9ingress — in•gress [[t]ˈɪn grɛs[/t]] n. 1) the act of going in or entering 2) the right to enter 3) a means or place of entering • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME &LT; L ingressus a going in, commencing in•gres•sion ɪnˈgrɛʃ ən n …

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  • 10ingress — /ˈɪngrɛs / (say ingres) noun 1. the act of going in or entering. 2. the right of going in. 3. a means or place of going in; an entrance. {Middle English, from Latin ingressus entrance} –ingression /ɪnˈgrɛʃən/ (say in greshuhn), noun …