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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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Word Origin & History

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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Legal Dictionary

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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