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entry Meaning & Definition

/ˈɛntɹi/

What Does Entry Mean?

Entry is used as a noun meaning The act of entering. It is also used to mean Permission to enter.

Word Facts for Entry

Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation//ˈɛntɹi//
Syllables1
Synonymsentrance, submission and debut
Antonymsdeparture, exit and leaving
Pluralentries

Entry Definition (Noun)

  1. The act of entering.

    The wrestler's dramatic entry into the stadium was very impressive.

  2. Permission to enter.

    Children are allowed entry only if accompanied by an adult.

  3. A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.
  4. The act of taking possession.

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  5. The start of an insurance contract.
  6. A passageway between terraced houses that provides a means of entering a back garden or yard.
  7. 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.
  8. A small group formed within a church, especially Episcopal, for simple dinner and fellowship, and to help facilitate new friendships.
  9. An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia.

    The entry on spiders is on page number 69.

  10. A record made in a log, diary or anything similarly organized; a datum in a database.

    What does the entry for 2 August 2005 say?

  11. A term at any position in a matrix.

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

  12. The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure licence to land goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods.
  13. The point when a musician starts to play or sing; entrance.
  14. The introduction of new hounds into a pack.

Synonyms of Entry

Entry synonyms and antonyms →

Antonyms of Entry

Entry in a Sentence

The wrestler's dramatic entry into the stadium was very impressive.

Children are allowed entry only if accompanied by an adult.

Strictly no entry for under-18s

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The entry on spiders is on page number 69.

What does the entry for 2 August 2005 say?

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

Word Forms & Grammar

entry (countable and uncountable, plural entries)

Words That Rhyme With Entry

Origin of Entry

Inherited from Middle English entre, from Old French entree (feminine past participle of the verb entrer, Modern French entrée). From Latin intrō. Doublet of entrada and entrée.

Entry Pronunciation

Entry is pronounced //ˈɛntɹi// and has 1 syllable.

Entry: Your Questions Answered

What part of speech is entry?

Entry is a noun.

What is another word for entry?

Close synonyms of entry are entrance, submission and debut. See the full list of entry synonyms and antonyms.

What is the opposite of entry?

The opposite of entry can be expressed with words like departure, exit, leaving and way out.

What is the plural of entry?

The plural of entry is entries.

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