Noun

(wikipedia entrée) (en noun)

(chiefly, US, Canada) the main course or main dish of a meal

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, year=2007 , author=Sue Fox , title=Etiquette for Dummies (published in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States) , page=180 , passage=Entree : The main course is normally beef, chicken, duck, or lamb, and you eat these foods with a dinner knife and dinner fork.}}

(chiefly, British, French Canada, Australia, New Zealand, historical, US, Canada) a smaller dish served before the main course of a meal.

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, year=1887 , author=Estelle Woods Wilcox , title=Practical housekeeping: A careful compilation of tried and approved recipes (published in Dayton, Ohio, United States) , page=457 , passage=ENTREES' AND ENTREMETS. Usually, outside of France, '''entrees''' are side or corner dishes. ... In conclusion I again remark, '''entrees''' can be made from almost anything, the difference being, they are highly cooked and seasoned. Remember nothing large is served as an '''entree'''. There are game '''entrees''', meat '''entrees''', fish '''entrees''', fowl ' entrees , etc.}}

The act of entering somewhere, or permission to enter; admittance

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, year=1796 , author=John Owen , title=Owen's travels into different parts of Europe, in the years 1791 and 1792 , page=307 , passage=It was not by the aid of mules and porters, sedans and sledges, that the hero of Carthage made his entrée into Italy.}}

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, year=2008 , author=Lyn Hamilton , title= The Chinese Alchemist , page=253 , passage=Burton conveniently afforded him entree into the world of art and those who buy it.}}

Noun

(en noun)

(British) The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.

(British) The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.

(British) An award or other expression or token of appreciation.

(British) An expression of gratitude.

(British) A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.

a wedding invitation's acknowledgement

(British, telecommunications, computing, networking) A response sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission.

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(British, legal) The act of a man admitting a child as his own.

(British, legal) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfilment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.