/ ɪnˈtaɪə(r); NAmE / adjective
[ only before noun ] (used when you are emphasizing that the whole of sth is involved) including everything, everyone or every part
SYN whole :
The entire village was destroyed.
I wasted an entire day on it.
I have never in my entire life heard such nonsense!
The disease threatens to wipe out the entire population.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (formerly also as intire ): from Old French entier , based on Latin integer untouched, whole, from in- not + tangere to touch.