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Egress

[EE-gres]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Latin, mid-16th century

1.

The action of going out of or leaving a place.

2.

A way out.

Examples of Egress in a sentence

"The door was propped open for easy egress."

"Before the lights dimmed, the ushers pointed out points of egress to moviegoers."

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