Main Entry:: en·try
Pronunciation:: \ˈen-trē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural entries
Etymology:: Middle English entre, from Anglo-French entree, from feminine of entré, past participle of entrer to enter
Date:: 13th century

1: the right or privilege of entering : entrée2: the act of entering : entrance3: a place of entrance: as a: vestibule , passage b: door , gate 4 a: the act of making or entering a record b: something entered: as (1): a record or notation of an occurrence, transaction, or proceeding (2): a descriptive record (as in a card catalog or an index) (3): headword (4): a headword with its definition or identification (5): vocabulary entry 5: a person, thing, or group entered into something (as a contest or market) <the latest entries in the computer market> <judge the entries in the writing contest>

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