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| egress [ gress ] |
noun (plural egresses) |
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1. coming or going out: the act of coming or going out of a place
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formal
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2. right to leave: the right to leave a place
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formal
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3. exit: an exit from a place
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formal
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4. astronomy
Same as emersion (sense 2)
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transitive verb (3rd person present singular egresses, present participle egressing, past and past participle egressed) |
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US leave somewhere: to come or go out of a place
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formal
)
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin egressus< egredi 'go out' < gradi 'proceed, step'] |
