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in·gress (in′gres′)

noun

  1. the act of entering
    also ingression in·gres′·sion (in gres̸h′ən)
  2. the right or permission to enter
  3. a place or means of entering; entrance

Etymology: ME < L ingressus, pp. of ingredi, to step into, enter < in-, into + gradi, to go: see grade

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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