Entire
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English
Adjective
Entire (not comparable)
- whole; complete.
- We had the entire building to ourselves for the evening.
- (botany) Having a smooth margin without any indentation.
Noun
Entire (plural Entires)- An uncastrated horse; a stallion.
- 2005: He asked why Hijaz was an entire. You know what an entire is, do you not, Anna? A stallion which has not been castrated. — James Meek, The People's Act of Love (Canongate 2006, p. 124)
- (philately) A complete envelope with stamps and all official markings: (prior to the use of envelopes) a page folded and posted.
Thesaurus
absolute, admitting no exception, aggregate, all, all-embracing, all-inclusive, all-out, categorical, clear, compacted, complete, comprehensive, concatenated, conclusive, consolidated, continuous, decided, decisive, definite, definitive, determinate, developed, downright, exhaustive, explicit, express, final, fixed, flat, flat-out, full, full-fledged, full-grown, full-scale, global, gross, holistic, implicit, inappealable, inclusive, indisputable, intact, integral, integrated, inviolate, mature, matured, omnibus, one, one and indivisible, out-and-out, outright, peremptory, perfect, plenary, positive, ripe, round, solid, sound, straight, straight-out, thorough, total, unabbreviated, unalloyed, unbroken, uncircumscribed, unconditional, unconditioned, uncut, undamaged, undiminished, undivided, undoubting, unequivocal, unexceptional, unexpurgated, unhampered, unhesitating, unhurt, unified, unimpaired, uninjured, uninterrupted, universal, unlimited, unmarred, unmistakable, unmitigated, unmixed, unqualified, unquestioning, unreserved, unrestricted, unscathed, unwaivable, utter, whole, without exception, without reserve
Etymology
From Middle English entere, enter < Anglo-Norman entier < Latin integrum, accusative of integer < in- (“not”) + tangō (“touch”).
Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ɪnˈtaɪə/, SAMPA: /In"taI@/
- (GenAm) IPA: /ɪnˈtaɪɚ/, SAMPA: /In"taI@`/
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