Dictionary
e•gress
Pronunciation: (
—n.ē'gres;
—v.i-gres'), [key]—
n.
1. the act or an instance of going, esp. from an enclosed place.
2. a means or place of going out; an exit.
3. the right or permission to go out.
4. Astron.emersion (def. 1).
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v.i.
to go out; emerge.
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