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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. the principal dish of a meal;
[syn: entree, main course]

2. the right to enter;
[syn: entree, access, accession, admission, admittance]

3. something that provides access (to get in or get out);
- Example: "they waited at the entrance to the garden"
- Example: "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral"
[syn: entrance, entranceway, entryway, entry, entree]

4. the act of entering;
- Example: "she made a graceful entree into the ballroom"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Entr'ee \En`tr['e]e"\, n. [F. See Entry.] 1. A coming in, or entrance; hence, freedom of access; permission or right to enter; as, to have the entr['e]e of a house. [1913 Webster] 2. (Cookery) In French usage, a dish served at the beginning of dinner to give zest to the appetite; in English usage, a side dish, served with a joint, or between the courses, as a cutlet, scalloped oysters, etc. [obsolescent] [1913 Webster] 3. the dish which comprises the main course of a meal, especially in a restaurant; as, there were many entrees on the menu. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

entree n 1: the principal dish of a meal [syn: entree, main course] 2: the right to enter [syn: entree, access, accession, admission, admittance] 3: something that provides access (to get in or get out); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" [syn: entrance, entranceway, entryway, entry, entree] 4: the act of entering; "she made a graceful entree into the ballroom"