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egress
Definitions
1
noun
The
act
of
going
out
or
leaving
a
place
.
The
emergency
exit
provides
a
safe
egress
from
the
building
.
During
the
fire
drill
,
students
practiced
egress
from
the
school
.
The
egress
of
the
crowd
from
the
stadium
was
orderly
.
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Word Origin
Language
Latin
Original word
egressus
Word parts
e (out) + gredi (to step)
Originally meant
to step out
Background
The word 'egress' comes from the Latin word 'egressus', which means 'to step out'. It entered the English language in the late Middle Ages, primarily used in legal and architectural contexts to describe the act of leaving a place.