- entire
- entire late 14c., from O.Fr. entier "whole, unbroken, intact, complete," from L. integrum (nom. integer; see INTEGER (Cf. integer)).
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Entire — En*tire , a. [F. entier, L. integer untouched, undiminished, entire; pref. in , negative + the root of tangere to touch. See {Tangent}, and cf. {Integer}.] 1. Complete in all parts; undivided; undiminished; whole; full and perfect; not deficient; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ENTIRE — Function Server Architecture (Originalbild aus dem White Paper 1990) ENTIRE ist ein Produkt der Software AG. Entire Function Server Architecture (EFS) ermöglicht es, Anwendungssysteme aus Komponenten aufzubauen, welche als Services verteilt in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Entire — En*tire , n. 1. Entirely. Too long to print in entire. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. (Brewing) A name originally given to a kind of beer combining qualities of different kinds of beer. [Eng.] Foker s Entire. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
entire — en·tire adj: not capable of being divided into independent parts (as promises): constituting an undivided unit an entire contract compare divisible, severable Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
entire — [en tīr′, intīr′] adj. [ME enter < OFr entier < L integer, whole, untouched, undiminished: see INTEGER] 1. a) not lacking any of the parts; whole b) complete; thorough; absolute [entire confidence] 2. unbroken; intact 3 … English World dictionary
entire — 1 *whole, total, all, gross Analogous words: complete, *full, plenary Antonyms: partial 2 *perfect, whole, intact Analogous words: integrated, concatenated (see under INTEGRATE vb): unified, consolidated, compacted (see COMPACT vb) Antonyms:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
entire — [adj] complete, whole absolute, all, choate, consolidated, continuous, full, gross, intact, integral, integrated, outright, perfect, plenary, sound, thorough, total, unbroken, undamaged, undiminished, undivided, unified, unimpaired, uninjured,… … New thesaurus
entire — ► ADJECTIVE 1) with no part left out; whole. 2) not broken, damaged, or decayed. 3) without qualification; absolute. ORIGIN Old French entier, from Latin integer untouched, whole … English terms dictionary
entire — 01. He threw up after drinking an [entire] case of beer. 02. He was so tired that he slept through the [entire] movie. 03. The decision is [entirely] up to you. 04. It seemed like the [entire] world was watching the television on the day Neil… … Grammatical examples in English
entire — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English enter, entier, entire, from Anglo French enter, entier, from Latin integer, literally, untouched, from in + tangere to touch more at tangent Date: 14th century 1. having no element or part left out ; whole … New Collegiate Dictionary
