Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ENTRY
entrance, entering, entry, ingress, incoming
(noun) the act of entering; “she made a grand entrance”
introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry
(noun) the act of beginning something new; “they looked forward to the debut of their new product line”
entrance, entranceway, entryway, entry, entree
(noun) something that provides access (to get in or get out); “they waited at the entrance to the garden”; “beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral”
entry
(noun) an item inserted in a written record
submission, entry
(noun) something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition); “several of his submissions were rejected by publishers”; “what was the date of submission of your proposal?”
entry, accounting entry, ledger entry
(noun) a written record of a commercial transaction
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
entry (countable and uncountable, plural entries)
(uncountable) The act of entering.
(uncountable) Permission to enter.
A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.
(legal) The act of taking possession.
(insurance) The start of an insurance contract.
(Midlands) A passageway between terraced houses that provides a means of entering a back garden or yard.
A small room immediately inside the front door of a house or other building, often having an access to a stairway and leading on to other rooms
A small group formed within a church, especially Episcopal, for simple dinner and fellowship, and to help facilitate new friendships
An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia.
A record made in a log, diary or anything similarly organized; (computing) a datum in a database.
(linear algebra) A term at any position in a matrix.
The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure licence to land goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods.
(music) The point when a musician starts to play or sing; entrance.
Usage notes
Ambiguity Prevention
• Correct: entry for children
• Not: entry to children as this means that you are entering TO (get to) a child. It is incorrect.
Synonyms
• (act of entering): access, enter, entrance
• (permission to enter): access, admission
• (doorway that provides a means of entering a building): entrance, ingang, way in (British)
• (passageway between terraced houses): See Thesaurus:alley
• (room just inside the front door of a building): See Thesaurus:entrance hall
• (group within a church)
• (article in a dictionary or encyclopedia): article, lemma, lexeme
• (record in a log): record
• (term in a matrix): element
• (item of data in a database)
Antonyms
• (act of entering): departure, exit, exiting, leaving
• (doorway that provides a means of entering a building): exit, way out (British)
Anagrams
• Tyner, yrent
Source: Wiktionary
En"try, n.; pl. Entries. Etym: [OE. entree, entre, F. entrée, fr. entrer to enter. See Enter, and cf. Entrée.]
1. The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the entry of a person into a house or city; the entry of a river into the sea; the entry of air into the blood; an entry upon an undertaking.
2. The act of making or entering a record; a setting down in writing the particulars, as of a transaction; as, an entry of a sale; also, that which is entered; an item. A notary made an entry of this act. Bacon.
3. That by which entrance is made; a passage leading into a house or other building, or to a room; a vestibule; an adit, as of a mine. A straight, long entry to the temple led. Dryden.
4. (Com.)
Definition: The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure license to land goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods. See Enter, v. t., 8, and Entrance, n.,
5.
5. (Law) (a) The actual taking possession of lands or tenements, by entering or setting foot on them. (b) A putting upon record in proper form and order. (c) The act in addition to breaking essential to constitute the offense or burglary. Burrill. Bill of entry. See under Bill.
– Double entry, Single entry. See Bookkeeping.
– Entry clerk (Com.), a clerk who makes the original entries of transactions in a business.
– Writ of entry (Law), a writ issued for the purpose of obtaining possession of land from one who has unlawfully entered and continues in possession. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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