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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEgress
/ˈiː.ɡrɛs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of going out or leaving a place.
"In case of an emergency, the egress routes must be clearly marked."
- 1
To go out or leave a place.
"The crowd began to egress the stadium after the concert ended."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'egress' originates from the Latin 'egressus', meaning 'a going out', which is derived from 'ex-' (out) and 'gradi' (to step). It entered Middle English in the late 14th century, evolving to denote the act of leaving or exiting a place.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Egress" is said worldwide
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Sortie
Transliteration: sor-tee
"En cas d'urgence, les sorties doivent être clairement indiquées."
Ausgang
Transliteration: ows-gang
"Im Notfall müssen die Ausgänge deutlich gekennzeichnet sein."
Uscita
Transliteration: oo-shee-ta
"In caso di emergenza, le uscite devono essere chiaramente segnalate."
Salida
Transliteration: sa-lee-da
"En caso de emergencia, las salidas deben estar claramente marcadas."
Saída
Transliteration: sah-ee-da
"Em caso de emergência, as saídas devem estar claramente sinalizadas."
निकास
Transliteration: nikas
"आपातकाल में, निकास मार्ग स्पष्ट रूप से चिह्नित होने चाहिए।"
出口
Transliteration: chūkǒu
"在紧急情况下，出口必须清楚标明。"
출구
Transliteration: chul-gu
"비상시 출구는 명확하게 표시되어야 합니다."
出口
Transliteration: shukkō
"緊急時には、出口が明確に表示されている必要があります。"
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