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reëntrance

reëntrance is the obsolete form of reentrance.

Meaning of reentrance

Noun

reentrance (countable and uncountable, plural reentrances)

  1. A second or subsequent entrance; the act of reentering
    • Any reinstatement or appointment under which little or no service is performed, made for the purpose of prolonging the period of eligibility for reentrance to the service in defeat of the rule, can not be recognized as valid.1933, Reentry into the Classified Service, page 5

Forms of reëntrance

pluralreëntrances

Questions about reëntrance

What is reëntrance the obsolete form of?
Reëntrance is the obsolete form of reentrance.

Words near reëntrance in the dictionary

  1. reëngaging
  2. reënter
  3. reëntered
  4. reëntering
  5. reënters
  6. reëntrance
  7. reëntrances
  8. reëntrant
  9. reëntrants
  10. reëntries
  11. reëntry

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reëntrance (page history and authors); reentrance (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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