ingress

n.

1. also in·gres·sion (ĭn-grĕsh'ən) A going in or entering.
2. Right or permission to enter.
3. A means or place of entering.

[Middle English ingresse, from Latin ingressus, from past participle of ingredī, to enter : in-, in; see in-² + gradī, to step.]

noun

1. The act of entering: entrance¹, entry. See enter/exit.
2. The right to enter or make use of: access, admission, admittance, entrance¹, entrée, entry. See enter/exit.
3. The state of being allowed entry: admission, admittance, entrance¹, ingression, introduction, intromission. See accept/reject.

IN BRIEF: The act of entering, entrance.

The ingress of the baby into the world gave the family hope for the future.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse
  Synonym: immersion
  Antonym: egress (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: the act of entering
  Synonyms: entrance, entering, entry, incoming

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - indtræden, indtrængen, adgang

Nederlands (Dutch)
ingang, toegangsrecht, begin van verduistering/ passage (van planeet)

Français (French)
n. - (Jur) entrée

Deutsch (German)
n. - Eingang, Einstieg

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - είσοδος

Italiano (Italian)
entrata

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ingresso (m)

Русский (Russian)
доступ, разрешение на вход

Español (Spanish)
n. - acceso, ingreso, entrada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - inträde, inträngande, tillträde

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
进入, 入境, 入口, 准许进入

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 進入, 入境, 入口, 准許進入

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 진입, 입장권, 입구

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 入ること, 入り口

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دخول, حق الدخول, مدخل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כניסה, זכות כניסה, תחילתו של ליקוי חמה/ירח‬

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