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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Antonyms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 Derived terms 1.3.6 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French entree (feminine past participle of the verb entrer, French: entrée)

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entry (countable and uncountable; plural entries)

1. (uncountable) The act of entering.
2. (uncountable) Permission to enter.

   entry for children only if accompanied by an adult

3. A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.
4. A small room immediately inside the front door of a house or other building, often having an access to a stairway and leading on to other rooms
5. A small group formed within a church, esp. Episcopal, for simple dinner and fellowship, and to help facilitate new friendships
6. An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia; a record made in a log, diary or anything similarly organized; (computing) a datum in a database.

   What does the entry for 2 August 2005 say?

7. (linear algebra) A term at any position in a matrix.

   The entry in the second row and first column of this matrix is 6.

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Ambiguity Prevention

Correct: entry for children Not: entry to children as this means that you are entering TO (get to) a child. It is incorrect.

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• (act of entering): access, entering, entrance
• (permission to enter): access, admission
• (doorway that provides a means of entering a building): entrance, way in (British)
• (room just inside the front door of a building): entrance hall, foyer, hall, vestibule
• (group within a church):
• (article in a dictionary or encyclopedia): article
• (record in a log): record
• (term in a matrix):
• (item of data in a database):

[edit] Antonyms

• (act of entering): departure, exit, exiting, leaving
• (doorway that provides a means of entering a building): exit, way out (British)

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