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entire definition

en·tire (en tīr, in-)

adjective

    1. not lacking any of the parts; whole
    2. complete; thorough; absolute entire confidence
  1. unbroken; intact
  2. being wholly of one piece; undivided; continuous
  3. not castrated
  4. Obsolete not mixed or alloyed; pure
  5. Bot. having an unbroken margin, without notches or indentations, as some leaves

Etymology: ME enter < OFr entier < L integer, whole, untouched, undiminished: see integer

noun

  1. Now Rare the whole; entirety
  2. a stallion

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