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antre

  • /ˈæn.tə(ɹ)/ UK
  • /ˈæn.tɚ/ US
  • [ˈæn.(ɾ)ɚ] US

Rhymes with -æntə(ɹ)

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From Middle French antre, from Latin antrum, from Ancient Greek ἄντρον (ántron). Doublet of antrum.

noun antres

  1. archaic Cavern; cave. Aye, millions sparkled on a vein of gold, / Along whose track the prince quick footsteps told, / With all its lines abrupt and angular: / Out-shooting sometimes, like a meteor-star, / Through a vast antre;

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"antre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/antre. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

antre. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/antre

Chicago

"antre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/antre.

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@misc{antre_2026,
  title = {antre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}