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doorway
noun
the
open
space
in
a
wall
where
a
door
is
or
could
be
fitted
,
allowing
people
to
go
in
or
out
of
a
room
or
building
•
She
stood
in
the
doorway
waving
goodbye
to
her
friends
.
She
stood
in
the
doorway
waving
goodbye
to
her
friends
.
•
A
ginger
cat
peeked
through
the
doorway
before
sneaking
into
the
bright
kitchen
.
A
ginger
cat
peeked
through
the
doorway
before
sneaking
into
the
bright
kitchen
.
From
door
+
way
,
first
recorded
in
English
in
the
late
Middle
Ages
,
literally
meaning
“
way
through
a
door
.”
noun
something
that
provides
a
way
of
starting
or
achieving
something
new
•
Education
is
often
a
doorway
to
better
opportunities
.
Education
is
often
a
doorway
to
better
opportunities
.
•
The
internship
served
as
his
doorway
into
the
film
industry
.
The
internship
served
as
his
doorway
into
the
film
industry
.
Figurative
sense
recorded
since
the
19th
century
,
extending
the
literal
idea
of
a
physical
entrance
to
the
abstract
concept
of
opportunity
.
