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Added 9 October 2026

ingress

/ˈɪŋɡɹɛs/ noun

Latin root: ingressus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ingress at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

(astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse.
The act of entering.
she made a grand entrance

Origin

From Latin ingressus, from the verb ingredior.

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