entrance: Meaning and Definition of

en•trance

Pronunciation: (en'truns), [key]
— n.
  1. an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
  2. a point or place of entering; an opening or passage for entering, as a doorway.
  3. the right, privilege, or permission to enter; admission: People improperly dressed will be refused entrance to the theater.
  4. the moment or place in the script at which an actor comes on the stage.
  5. a sloppy entrance.
    1. the point in a musical score at which a particular voice or instrument joins the ensemble.
    2. the way in which this is done:a sloppy entrance.
  6. a manner, means, or style of entering a room, group, etc.; way of coming into view: She mimicked Joan's entrance.
  7. the immersed portion of a hull forward of the middle body (opposed to run).

en•trance

Pronunciation: (en-trans', -träns'), [key]
— -tranced, -tranc•ing.
  1. to fill with delight or wonder; enrapture.
  2. to put into a trance: to be hypnotically entranced.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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