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entrance(2)(dictionary)
entrance(1)(dictionary)
entrance 2, verb(dictionary)
entrance block(medicine)
entrance pupil(medicine)
Common Entrance Examination, the(dictionary)
Entrance Fee - Horse Racing(gambling)
Service Entrance Deli(tourism)

entrance 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: entrer; ENTER]
[C] a door, gate etc that you go through to enter a place
-opposite exit exit entrance to/of
::the main entrance to the school
front/back/side entrance
::the station entrance
entrance hall/foyer/gate etc
[C usually singular] the act of entering a place or room, especially in a way that people notice
::Bridget made a dramatic entrance into the room.
[U] the right or ability to go into a place
entrance to
::Entrance to the museum is free.
::Reporters even managed to gain entrance to her hotel.
::How much is the entrance fee (=money you pay to get in somewhere) ?
[U] permission to become a member of or become involved in a profession, university, society etc
::the initial interview for entrance to the Civil Service
:: entrance examinations
[C] when a person, country, organization etc first becomes involved in a particular area of activity
entrance into
::The referendum blocked Switzerland's entrance into the European Economic Area.
make your/an entrance
to come onto the stage in a play