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Definition of Entire

1. Adjective. Constituting the full quantity or extent; complete. "A total failure"

2. Noun. Uncastrated adult male horse.

3. Adjective. Constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged. "Fought to keep the union intact"

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

5. Adjective. (used of domestic animals) sexually competent. "An entire horse"

Definition of Entire

1. a. Complete in all parts; undivided; undiminished; whole; full and perfect; not deficient; as, the entire control of a business; entire confidence, ignorance.

2. n. Entirely.

Definition of Entire

1. Adjective. (sometimes postpositive) whole; complete ¹

2. Adjective. (botany) Having a smooth margin without any indentation. ¹

3. Adjective. (complex analysis of a complex function) Complex-differentiable on all of ?. ¹

4. Adjective. (of a male animal) Not gelded. ¹

5. Noun. An uncastrated horse; a stallion. ¹

6. Noun. (philately) A complete envelope with stamps and all official markings: (prior to the use of envelopes) a page folded and posted. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Entire

1. the whole of something [n -S]

Medical Definition of Entire

1. Complete, not missing parts. Having a smooth margin, not dissected or toothed. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Entire

enticements enticer enticers entices enticeth enticing enticingly enticingness enticings entier

entierly entierties entierty entification entifications entire (current term) entire function entire functions entire leaf entirely

entireness entirenesses entires entireties entirety entise entisol entisols entitative entitatively

Literary usage of Entire

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Republic of Plato by Plato (1914)
"sketched, as if one, after employing discourse to trace in outline the form of a commonwealth, did not attempt to complete his work with entire accuracy, ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"The entire shutter moves as a unit upon ball-bearing rollers underneath the vertical ... The entire shutter opens or closes full width in four seconds, ..."

3. Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott (1900)
"... UPON THE entire STORY; BASED UPON COLLEGE PAPERS IN ENTRANCE ENGLISH 1. Write a brief account of Scott's career up to the appearance of Waverley, ..."

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