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   In·gress

   /ˈinˌɡres/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or fact of going in or entering. Similar entryentranceaccessmeans of entryadmittanceadmissionway inapproachmeans of approachright of entryOpposite egressexit
   • ▪ the capacity or right of entrance.
   • ▪ a place or means of access; an entrance. Similar entryentranceaccessmeans of entryadmittanceadmissionway inapproachmeans of approachright of entryOpposite egressexit
   • ▪ the unwanted introduction of water, foreign bodies, contaminants, etc. Similar seepageleakageinundationinrushintrusionincursionentryentrance
   • 2. the arrival of the sun, moon, or a planet in a specified constellation or part of the sky.
   • ▪ the beginning of a transit.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘an entrance or beginning’): from Latin ingressus, from the verb ingredi ‘enter’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ingression noun

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