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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEntire
/ɪnˈtaɪ.ər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
With no part left out; whole, complete, or undivided.
"She spent the entire afternoon organizing her workspace." - 2
Not broken, damaged, or impaired; intact.
"The ancient manuscript survived the fire almost entire."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'entier', which traces back to the Latin 'integer', meaning untouched, whole, or complete. It entered the English language during the Middle English period in the 14th century, initially retaining the sense of being unbroken or unimpaired before shifting to denote completeness in quantity or extent.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Entire" is said worldwide
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entier
Transliteration: ɑ̃.tje
"Il a passé la journée entière à lire."
ganz
Transliteration: ɡants
"Sie verbrachte den ganzen Nachmittag mit Lesen."
intero
Transliteration: inˈtɛ.ro
"Ha trascorso l'intero pomeriggio a leggere."
entero
Transliteration: enˈte.ɾo
"Pasó la tarde entera leyendo."
inteiro
Transliteration: ĩˈtej.ɾu
"Ela passou a tarde inteira lendo."
पूरा
Transliteration: poora
"उसने पूरी दोपहर पढ़ने में बिताई।"
整个
Transliteration: zhěng gè
"她整个下午都在阅读。"
전체의
Transliteration: jeoncheui
"그는 오후 내내 책을 읽었다."
全体の
Transliteration: zentai no
"彼女は午後ずっと読書をして過ごした。"
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