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7 dictionary results for: entire
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
en·tire       [en-tahyuhr] Pronunciation Key
–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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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
en·tire       (ěn-tīr')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Having no part excluded or left out; whole: I read the entire book. See Synonyms at whole.
  2. With no reservations or limitations; complete: gave us his entire attention.
  3. All in one piece; intact.
  4. Of one piece; continuous.
  5. Not castrated.
  6. Botany Not having an indented margin: an entire leaf.
  7. Unmixed or unalloyed; pure or homogenous.

n.  
  1. The whole; the entirety.
  2. 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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
entire 
c.1380, from O.Fr. entier "whole, complete," from L. integrum (nom. integer) "whole, complete," lit. "untouched," from in- "not" + root of tangere "to touch" (see tangent).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
entire

adjective
1. constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure" 
2. constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact" [syn: integral] 
3. (of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes 
4. (used of domestic animals) sexually competent; "an entire horse" 

noun
1. uncastrated adult male horse [syn: stallion] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: en·tire
Function: adjective
: not capable of being divided into independent parts (as promises) : constituting an undivided unit entire contract> —compare DIVISIBLE, SEVERABLE

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Entire

En*tire"\, a. [F. entier, L. integer untouched, undiminished, entire; pref. in-, negative + the root of tangere to touch. See Tangent, and cf. Integer.]

1. Complete in all parts; undivided; undiminished; whole; full and perfect; not deficient; as, the entire control of a business; entire confidence, ignorance.

That ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. --James i. 4.

With strength entire and free will armed. --Milton.

One entire and perfect chrysolite. --Shak.

2. Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally whole; pure; faithful.

Pure fear and entire cowardice. --Shak.

No man had ever a heart more entire to the king. --Clarendon.

3. (Bot.) (a) Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla. (b) Having an evenly continuous edge, as a leaf which has no kind of teeth.

4. Not gelded; -- said of a horse.

5. Internal; interior. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Syn: See Whole, and Radical.

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Entire

En*tire"\, n. 1. Entirely. "Too long to print in entire." --Thackeray.

2. (Brewing) A name originally given to a kind of beer combining qualities of different kinds of beer. [Eng.] "Foker's Entire." --Thackeray.

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