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egress.

An exit or way out.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈiːɡɹɛs/
  1. An exit or way out.

    countable · uncountable
    The window provides an egress in the event of an emergency.
  2. The process of exiting or leaving.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The end of the transit of a celestial body through the disk of an apparently larger one.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Latin ēgressus, from ex- + gressus, literally “out-way”.

verb/ɪˈɡɹɛs/
  1. To exit or leave; to go or come out.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Latin ēgressum, past participle of ēgredior.

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