🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

entier

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɑ̃.tje

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Entire/ɪnˈtaɪər/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il a passé la journée entière à lire."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    With no part left out; whole, complete, or undivided.

    "She spent the entire afternoon organizing her workspace."
  2. 2

    Not broken, damaged, or impaired; intact.

    "The ancient manuscript survived the fire almost entire."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'entire' originates from the Latin 'integer', meaning 'whole' or 'untouched'. It evolved through Old French 'entier' before entering Middle English, where it retained the meaning of completeness or wholeness.

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