entrée
noun/ˈɒntreɪ/
/ˈɑːntreɪ/
(from French)- [countable] (North American English) (in a restaurant) the main dish of a mealTopics Cooking and eatingc2
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- (British English) a dish served between the first and main courses at a formal dinnerTopics Cooking and eatingc2
- [uncountable, countable] entrée (into/to something) (formal) the right or ability to enter a social group or institution
- Her wealth and reputation gave her an entrée into upper-class circles.
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