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entirety

[ en-tahyuhr-tee, -tahy-ri- ]

noun

plural entireties.
  1. the state of being entire; completeness:

    Homer's Iliad is rarely read in its entirety.

  2. something that is entire; the whole:

    He devoted the entirety of his life to medical research.



entirety

/ ɪˈٲɪəɪɪ /

noun

  1. the state of being entire or whole; completeness
  2. a thing, sum, amount, etc, that is entire; whole; total
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of entirety1

1300–50; Middle English enter ( e ) te < Middle French entierete < Latin Գٱ𲵰- (stem of Գٱ𲵰 ). See integer, -ity
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“It’s a place where everyone cared about history and place and place-making. I can’t think of a single house in the entirety of Altadena that looked like a new construction,” he says.

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That ‘win’ will become a loss if this frivolous and reckless lawsuit is not dropped in its entirety because Drake will personally be subject to discovery as well.”

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“This would cancel out the entirety of the growth of Vietnam right now.”

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The military has already seized land running along the entirety of the Palestinian territory's borders, which it has characterised as a buffer zone to prevent attacks.

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Rose lingered there for almost the entirety of the session, nudging her guest’s outstretched hand.

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