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Word of the Day – Egress

By October 27, 2019Word of the Day

Egress (noun)

ee-gress

The action of going out of or leaving a place./ A way out.

Mid 16th century from Latin egressus ‘gone out’, from the verb egredi, from ex- ‘out’ + gradi ‘to step’.

Example sentences

“It gave a direct means of ingress and egress for passengers.”

“you got out via a narrow egress at the side.”

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