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A coming in, or entrance; hence, freedom of access; permission or right to enter; as, to have the entree of a house.

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  1. n. A coming in, or entrance; hence, freedom of access; permission or right to enter; as, to have the entree of a house.
  2. n. In French usage, a dish served at the beginning of dinner to give zest to the appetite; in English usage, a side dish, served with a joint, or between the courses, as a cutlet, scalloped oysters, etc.
  3. n. the principal dish of a meal
  4. n. the right to enter
  5. n. something that provides access (to get in or get out)
  6. n. an entrance, especially a theatrical entrance onto a stage or as if onto a stage
  7. 1. A coming in, or entrance; hence, freedom of access; permission or right to enter; as, to have the entrée of a house. 2. (Cookery) In French usage, a dish served at the beginning of dinner to give zest to the appetite; in English usage, a side dish, served with a joint, or between the courses, as a cutlet, scalloped oysters, etc.
  8. In French usage, a dish served at the beginning of dinner togive zest to the appetite; in English usage, a side dish, served witha joint, or between the courses, as a cutlet, scalloped oysters, etc.
  9. n:100 n. the principal dish of a meal n. the right to enter n. the act of entering