entire
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ɪnˈtaɪə/, SAMPA: /In"taI@/
- (GenAm) IPA: /ɪnˈtaɪɚ/, SAMPA: /In"taI@`/
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[edit] Adjective
entire (not comparable)
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- whole; complete.
- We had the entire building to ourselves for the evening.
- (botany) Having a smooth margin without any indentation.
[edit] Translations
whole
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Noun
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entire (plural entires)
- An uncastrated horse; a stallion.
- 2005: He asked why Hijaz was an entire. You know what an entire is, do you not, Anna? A stallion which has not been castrated. — James Meek, The People's Act of Love (Canongate 2006, p. 124)
- (stamp collecting) a complete envelope with stamps and all official markings: (prior to the use of envelopes) a page folded and posted.
[edit] Translations
- See stallion