reentrance

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noun

A second or subsequent entrance; the act of reentering

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Meanings

nounreentrance (countable and uncountable, plural reentrances)

plural reentrances · alternative re-entrance · alternative reëntrance

  1. countableuncountableA second or subsequent entrance; the act of reentering

    Any reinstatement or appointment under which little or no service is performed, made for the purpose of prolonging the period of eligibility for reentrance to the service in defeat of the rule, can not be recognized as valid.

    1933, Reentry into the Classified Service, page 5

Origin

From re- + entrance.

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APA

reentrance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reentrance

MLA

“reentrance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reentrance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reentrance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reentrance.

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