entire (adj.)

mid-14c., of things, "whole, intact," from Old French entier "whole, unbroken, intact, complete," from Latin integrum "completeness" (nominative integer; see integer). Related: Entireness.

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integer (n.)

"a whole number" (as opposed to a fraction), 1570s, from noun use of Latin integer (adj.) "intact, whole, complete," figuratively, "untainted, upright," literally "untouched," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + root of tangere "to touch" (from PIE root *tag- "to touch, handle"). The word was used earlier in English as an adjective in the Latin sense, "whole, entire" (c. 1500).

entirely (adv.)

"wholly, completely, fully," mid-14c., from entire + -ly (2).

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Definitions of entire

entire (adj.)

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete;

an entire town devastated by an earthquake

Synonyms: full / total

entire (adj.)

constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon;

was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime

Synonyms: integral / intact

entire (adj.)

(of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes;

entire (adj.)

(used of domestic animals) sexually competent;

an entire horse

Synonyms: intact

entire (n.)

uncastrated adult male horse;

Synonyms: stallion

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