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egress

noun verb

The act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
E
Ends with
S
Contains
GR
Scrabble score
7
CEFR level
C2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈiːɡɹɛs

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noun

  1. The act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent

noun

  1. The becoming visible

    “Not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins”

noun

  1. (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse

verb

  1. Come out of

    “Water issued from the hole in the wall”

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Example Sentences

Not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins
Water issued from the hole in the wall
The words seemed to come out by themselves

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