EGRESS


Meaning of EGRESS in English

/ ˈiːgres; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( formal ) the act of leaving a place

—compare access , ingress

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin egressus gone out, from the verb egredi , from ex- out + gradi to step.

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