entrance
I. en·trance1 (ĕnʹtrəns)n. 1. The act or an instance of entering. 2. A means or point by which to enter. 3. Permission or power to enter; admission: gained entrance to medical school. 4. The point, as in a musical score, at which a performer begins. 5. The first entry of an actor into a scene. 6. Nautical. The immersed part of a ship's hull forward of the middle body. [Middle English entraunce, right to enter, from Old French, from entrer, to enter. See enter.] II. en·trance2 (ĕn-trănsʹ)tr.v. en·tranced, en·tranc·ing, en·tranc·es 1. To put into a trance. 2. To fill with delight, wonder, or enchantment: a child who was entranced by a fairy tale. See Synonyms at charm. See Synonyms at enrapture. en·tranceʹment n.en·trancʹing·ly adv.
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