/ˈɛntɹi/
noun
The act of entering.Permission to enter.A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.The act of taking possession.The start of an insurance contract.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 roomsA small group formed within a church, especially Episcopal, for simple dinner and fellowship, and to help facilitate new friendshipsAn item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia.A record made in a log, diary or anything similarly organized; a datum in a database.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.The point when a musician starts to play or sing; entrance.