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English Dictionary: ingress by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ingress
n
  1. (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse
    Synonym(s): ingress, immersion
    Antonym(s): egress, emersion
  2. the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance"
    Synonym(s): entrance, entering, entry, ingress, incoming
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ingress \In"gress\, n. [L. ingressus, fr. ingredi. See
      {Ingredient}.]
      1. The act of entering; entrance; as, the ingress of air into
            the lungs.
  
      2. Power or liberty of entrance or access; means of entering;
            as, all ingress was prohibited.
  
      3. (Astron.) The entrance of the moon into the shadow of the
            earth in eclipses, the sun's entrance into a sign, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ingress \In"gress\, v. i.
      To go in; to enter. [R.]
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