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en⋅tire

  [en-tahyuhr]
Use entire in a Sentence
–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   (ěn-tīr')   
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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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.

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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Language Translation for : entire
Spanish: entero, completo,
German: ganz,
Japanese: 全体の
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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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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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