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Entree vs Admittance - What's the difference?

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Entree is a synonym of admittance.


As nouns the difference between entree and admittance

is that entree is while admittance is the act of admitting.

entree

English

Alternative forms

* entree

Noun

(wikipedia entrée) (en noun)
  • (chiefly, US, Canada) the main course or main dish of a meal
  • * {{quote-book
    • , 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.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , 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
  • * {{quote-book
    • , 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.}}
  • * {{quote-book
    • , 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.}}

    Synonyms

    * (main dish of a meal) main course, main * (dish served before main course) appetiser, appetizer, hors d’oeuvre, starter * (permission to enter) access, admission, admittance, entry

    Related terms

    * entry

    See also

    * appetizer * starter

    External links

    * “Entrée” article on The Language of Food blog

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    admittance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * admittaunce (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of admitting.
  • Permission to enter, the power or right of entrance.
  • Actual entrance, reception.
  • (euphemistic, hypocoristic) The vulva, especially the labia majora.
    • {{quote-Fanny Hill, part=2 , He tries again, still no admittance , still no penetration; but he had hurt me yet more, whilst my extreme love made me bear extreme pain, almost without a groan. }}
  • (British, legal) The act of giving possession of a copyhold estate.
  • (physics) The reciprocal of impedance

    • Synonyms

    * admission, access, entrance, initiation