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en·tire

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–adjective

1.	having all the parts or elements; whole; complete: He wrote the entire novel in only six weeks.

2.	full or thorough: He has been given entire freedom of choice in this matter.

3.	not broken, mutilated, or decayed; intact: We were fortunate to find this relic entire.

4.	unimpaired or undiminished: His entire energies have gone into making the enterprise a success.

5.	being wholly of one piece; undivided; continuous: The entire mood of the symphony was joyful.

6.	Botany. without notches or indentations, as leaves.

7.	not gelded: an entire horse.

8.	Obsolete. wholly of one kind; unmixed or pure.

–noun

9.	Archaic. the whole; entirety.

10.	an ungelded animal, esp. a stallion.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME entere < MF entier < L integrum, acc. of integer whole; see integer

]

—Related forms

en·tire·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. See complete.

—Antonyms 1. partial. 3. defective.

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en·tire Audio Help (ěn-tīr') Pronunciation Key
adj.

Having no part excluded or left out; whole: I read the entire book. See Synonyms at whole.
With no reservations or limitations; complete: gave us his entire attention.
All in one piece; intact.
Of one piece; continuous.
Not castrated.
Botany Not having an indented margin: an entire leaf.
Unmixed or unalloyed; pure or homogenous.

The whole; the entirety.
An uncastrated horse; a stallion.

[Middle English, from Old French entier, from Latin integrum, neuter of integer; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]

en·tire'ness n.

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entireness
noun
the state of being total and complete; "he read the article in its entirety"; "appalled by the totality of the destruction" [syn: entirety]