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EGRESSED
Verb
egressed
simple past tense and past participle of egress
Source: Wiktionary
EGRESS
E"gress, n. Etym: [L. egressus, fr. egredi to go out; e out + gradi to go. See Grade.]
1. The act of going out or leaving, or the power to leave; departure. Embarred from all egress and regress. Holland. Gates of burning adamant, Barred over us, prohibit all egress. Milton.
2. (Astron.)
Definition: The passing off from the sun's disk of an inferior planet, in a transit.
E*gress", v. i.
Definition: To go out; to depart; to leave.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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