ˈæksɛs ˈækˌsɛs æk.ˈsɛ.ʃən ædˈmɪʃ.ən ədˈmɪt.n̩s ˈɛn.tɹəns ˈɛntɹi an entrance, especially a theatrical entrance onto a stage or as if onto a stage she made a graceful entree into the ballroom something that provides access (to get in or get out) they waited at the entrance to the garden beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral the right to enter the principal dish of a meal