was wotd|2006|August|8
English
Etymology 1
From L. egressus|�gressus > ex- + gressus
Pronunciation
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audio|En-us-egress.ogg|audio (US)
Noun
en-noun|es
- An exit or way out
#* The window provides an egress in the event of an emergency.
- The process of exiting or leave|leaving.
Quotations
timeline|
1600s=1657|
1700s=1778|
1800s=1874 1884 1888|
1900s=1939|
2000s=2004
1657 - Edward Heart, w:Flushing Remonstrance|The Flushing Remonstrance - December 27, 1657
1778 � w:Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson, s:Letter to David Rittenhouse - July 19, 1778|Letter to David Rittenhouse
1874 � w:Thomas Hardy|Thomas Hardy, s:Far from the Madding Crowd|Far from the Madding Crowd, Ch XVI
1884 � w:Edwin Abbott Abbott|Edwin Abbott Abbott, s:Flatland|Flatland, A Romance of Many Dimensions
1888 � w:Horatio Alger|Horatio Alger, s:The Errand Boy|The Errand Boy, Ch XXXIII
1939 � w:H. P. Lovecraft|H. P. Lovecraft, s:The Evil Clergyman|The Evil Clergyman
2004 � w:Terry Pratchett|Terry Pratchett, w:A_Hat_Full_of_Sky|A Hat Full of Sky
Translations
Chinese: ���� (k� chūqù de)
French: t+|fr|sortie
Kurdish: t|ku|derketin f, t|ku|dergeh f
Romanian: iesire
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Polish: t-|pl|wyj�cie|n
Russian: в��од (výkhod) m
Spanish: t-|es|salida|f
Etymology 2
From L. egressum, past participle egredi.
Verb
en-verb|egress|es
- intransitive To exit or leave; to go or come out.
Related terms
ingress
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io:egress
ru:egress
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vi:egress
zh:egress
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