entire - Simple English Wiktionary (original) (raw)

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Adjective

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Positive entire Comparative none Superlative none
  1. (usually before a noun) The entire thing is the whole thing, every part of it; used for emphasis.
    The highway runs the entire length of the country.
    It exists not just in China, but throughout the entire modern world.
    The war wiped out entire families.

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Noun

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Singular entire Plural entires
  1. (countable) An entire is a stallion.