Etymology

entrance

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Today it means: The action of entering, or going in. Full definition →

Middle French entrance
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entrance · noun1

  1. Middle French · derived fromentrance“entry”
  2. English todayentrance

From Middle French entrance (“entry”). Replaced native Middle English ingang (“entrance, admission”), from Old English ingang (“ingress, entry, entrance”).

entrance · verb2

From en- + trance (“daze”).

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