the state of being entire or whole; completeness a thing, sum, amount, etc, that is entire; whole; total
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en•tire•ty /ɛnˈtaɪrti -ˈtaɪrɪ-/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- completeness;
the whole:You have to take into account the entirety of the situation. I copied the paper over in its entirety.
en•tire•ty
(en tīər′tē -tī′ri-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties.
- the state of being entire;
completeness:Homer'sIliad is rarely read in its entirety. - something that is entire;
the whole:He devoted the entirety of his life to medical research.
- Latin integritāt- (stem of integritās). See integer, -ity
- Middle French entierete
- Middle English enter(e)te 1300–50
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'entirety' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
absolute
- enchilada
- ensemble
- entire
- everything
- food web
- full monty
- macrocosm
- postmill
- region
- sympathetic
- total
- totality
- whole