ENTRY

noun (plural entries) Etymology: Middle English entre, from Anglo-French entree, from feminine of entré, past participle of entrer to enter Date: 13th century the right or privilege of entering ; entree, the act of entering ; entrance , a place of entrance: as, vestibule , passage , door , gate , 4. the act of making or entering a record, something entered: as, a record or notation of an occurrence, transaction, or proceeding, a descriptive record (as in a card catalog or an index), headword , a headword with its definition or identification, vocabulary ~ , a person, thing, or group entered into something (as a contest or market)