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the door's promise that something better lives on the other side.
means A way in — a door, gate, or opening through which you pass into a place; or, said differently, the act of entering itself.
from From the French entrer, 'to enter,' which traces back to Latin intrare — from intra, 'within' or 'inside.' The same inward-pointing root gives us 'interior' and 'internal.' Note the twin: spelled the same, 'entrance' meaning 'to enchant or delight' is a different beast, built from 'en-' plus 'trance' — that one puts you under a spell rather than through a door.
- same spelling
- a doorway and a spell share one word
- grand designs
- casinos curve entrances so you never face the exit
- feng shui
- called the mouth of chi in Chinese tradition
- theater term
- actors enter from the wings, never the void
gateway arch — 630-foot monument in st. louis, missouri completed in 1965
great gate of kiev — ornate entrance to kiev's historic fortress, painted by mussorgsky in 1874
brandeburg gate — iconic berlin entrance built 1791, dividing east and west during cold war