en·try
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See the pronunciation key NOUN: pl. en·tries
- The act or an instance of entering.
- The privilege or right of entering.
- Sports The act of entering the water in completing a dive.
- A means or place by which to enter.
- The inclusion or insertion of an item, as in a record: made an entry in the ledger.
- An item entered in this way: a diary full of interesting entries.
- An entry word, as in a dictionary; a headword.
- A headword along with its related text.
- One entered in a competition: received 400 entries for the poetry contest.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English
entre, from Old French
entree, from feminine past participle of
entrer,
to enter ; see
enter