# entire

Pronunciation: US say "in-TY-ur" /ɪnˈtaɪɚ/; UK say "in-TY-uh" /ɪnˈtaɪə/

## Adjective

1. Describing a thing as the whole of it, with every part included and nothing missing or removed, as in the entire day or the entire country.
   - Simple: Having all its parts, with nothing missing or left out.
   - _The fire destroyed the entire building within an hour._
   - _He read the entire report before the meeting._
3. In botany, of a leaf, petal or corolla: having a smooth, unbroken edge or form, not cut into teeth, lobes or separate parts.
   - Simple: In plants, describes a leaf or flower part with a smooth, unbroken edge, not cut into teeth or pieces.
   - _Magnolia leaves are entire, their margins free of any teeth._
   - _The botanist sketched an entire leaf beside a deeply toothed one._
4. Describing a male animal of any kind, such as a horse, dog, or cat, that still has its testicles because it has not been castrated.
   - Simple: Describes a male animal that has not been castrated.
   - _The colt was left entire so he could be used at stud._
   - _Stable hands treat entire horses with extra caution._

## Noun

5. A male horse that has not been castrated; a stallion.
   - Simple: A male horse that has not been castrated.
   - _Only an experienced rider should handle an entire._
   - _The champion entire sired dozens of foals._

## Noun

2. All of something taken together, with no part left out. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: The whole of something.

## Adjective

6. Morally whole or pure; unmixed and without flaw. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Pure and complete, without anything bad mixed in.

## Other meanings

- (adjective) Of a function, complex-differentiable at every point of the complex plane.
- (noun) In philately, a complete envelope or folded letter preserved intact, including any stamps and postal markings it bears.
- (noun) Porter or stout as supplied directly from the brewery.
- (adjective) Situated within something or belonging to its inner part, as distinct from its outside.

## Origin

This word comes from Middle English 'entere', borrowed from Anglo-Norman 'entier', which goes back to Latin 'integer' meaning 'whole'. It is a doublet of 'entier' and 'integer'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/entire (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).