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- pronunciation:
- i
gres
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act, instance, method, or place of exit or emergence.
People were trapped in the building because their egress was blocked by fallen debris.- synonyms:
- departure, exit
- antonyms:
- access, entrance, entry, ingress
- similar words:
- aperture, debouchment, discharge, door, emanation, escape, gate, issue, mouth, outlet, vent, withdrawal
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| definition 2: |
the right to exit.
- antonyms:
- access, entrance, entry, ingress
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| related words: |
departure, leak, leave, way |
adjective + (n.)egress
baffling, blue, easy, fresh, quick, rear, various
verb + (n.)egress
allow, attack, block, continue, end, imagine, impede, prevent, provide, seek
noun + (n.)egress
air,
avenue,
bottle,
code,
crab,
door,
emergency,
entrance,
funnel,
ingress,
ladder,
mean,
need,
node,
observation,
occultation,
penis,
planet,
platform,
posture,
requirement,
silhouette,
stereo,
window
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| derivation: |
egression (n.) |
The word egress
contains the following parts:
e-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix e-
is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
Example words:
ebullient, edentulous, edict, educate, educe, egregious, egress, ejaculate, eject, elaborate, elate, elect, elicit, elide, eligible, elite, elocution, elongate, eloquence, eloquent, elucidate, elude, emaciate, emancipate, emasculate, emend, emerge, emergency, emigrate, eminent, emissary, emit, emollient, emolument, emulsion, enervate, enormity, enormous, enumerate, enunciate, eradicate, erase, erode, eruct, erudite, erupt, evacuate, evade, evaluate, evanesce, event, eventuate, evert, evict, evident, evocative, evoke, evolution, evolve, ineluctable, ineradicable
gress
Latin
root
that means to walk, go
Example words:
aggress, aggression, aggressive, congress, digress, digression, egress, ingress, progress, progression, regress, retrogress, transgress, transgression
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