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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

reentrance en · NOUN

Etymology

From re- + entrance.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) 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:

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