Enter

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See also: enter, Enter., and enter-

English

Enter-key marked with green, Return-key with red

Alternative forms

Noun

Enter (plural Enters)

  1. The "Enter" key on a computer keyboard.
  2. A stroke of the Enter key.

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested with certainty as entheren in 1188. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch ennet (duck) and heri (sandy ridge). A derivation from Middle Dutch *enet (lonely place, hermitage) is also possible. Compare Eynatten.

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Proper noun

Enter n

  1. A village in Wierden, Overijssel, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Eanter (Low Saxon, unofficial)

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