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entire.

Whole; complete.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪnˈtaɪə/Received-Pronunciation/ənˈtaɪə/Received-Pronunciation/ɪnˈtaɪɚ/General-American/ənˈtaɪɚ/General-American
  1. Whole; complete.

    not-comparable · postpositional · sometimes
    We had the entire building to ourselves for the evening.
  2. Having a smooth margin without any indentation.

    not-comparable
  3. Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla.

    not-comparable
  4. Complex-differentiable on all of ℂ.

    not-comparable
  5. Not gelded.

    not-comparable
  6. Morally whole; pure; sheer.

    not-comparable
  7. Internal; interior.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English entere, enter, borrowed from Anglo-Norman entier, from Latin integrum, accusative of integer (“whole”). Doublet of entier and integer.

noun/ɪnˈtaɪə/Received-Pronunciation/ənˈtaɪə/Received-Pronunciation/ɪnˈtaɪɚ/General-American/ənˈtaɪɚ/General-American
  1. The whole of something; the entirety.

    archaic · countable · uncountable
  2. An uncastrated horse; a stallion.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A complete envelope with stamps and all official markings: (prior to the use of envelopes) a page folded and posted.

    countable · uncountable
  4. Porter or stout as delivered from the brewery.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English entere, enter, borrowed from Anglo-Norman entier, from Latin integrum, accusative of integer (“whole”). Doublet of entier and integer.

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