ENTIRE


Meaning of ENTIRE in English

[ ɪn'tʌɪə , ɛn- ]

■ adjective

1》 with no part left out; whole.

↘without qualification; absolute.

2》 not broken, damaged, or decayed.

3》 (of a male horse) not castrated.

4》 Botany (of a leaf) without indentations or division into leaflets.

Origin

ME: from OFr. entier , based on L. integer 'untouched, whole', from in- 'not' + tangere 'to touch'.

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