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entirety

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en⋅tire⋅ty

  [en-tahyuhr-tee -tahy-ri-]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. the state of being entire; completeness: Homer's Iliad is rarely read in its entirety.
2. something that is entire; the whole: He devoted the entirety of his life to medical research.
Origin:
1300–50; ME enter(e)te < MF entierete < L integritāt- (s. of integritās). See integer, -ity
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en·tire·ty   (ěn-tī'rĭ-tē, -tīr'tē)   
n.   pl. en·tire·ties

  1. The state of being entire or complete; wholeness: To appreciate the poem, one must read it in its entirety.

  2. The entire amount or extent; the whole: "We rarely remember the entirety of the plot" (Anthony Burgess).

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Main Entry: en·tire·ty
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 : the state of being entire or complete entirety>
2 : an undivided whole; specifically : an interest in real property that cannot be divided —compare MOIETY—by the entirety also by the entireties : by a husband and wife with undivided interests in the whole estate and a right of survivorship by the entireties> —see also tenancy by the entirety at TENANCY
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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