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entireness
Variant of entire
entire
definition
en·tire (en tīr′, in-)
adjective
- not lacking any of the parts; whole
- complete; thorough; absolute entire confidence
- unbroken; intact
- being wholly of one piece; undivided; continuous
- not castrated
- Obsolete not mixed or alloyed; pure
- 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
- Now Rare the whole; entirety
- a stallion
Related Forms:
- entireness en·tire′·ness noun
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