noun
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the state of being entire or whole; completeness
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a thing, sum, amount, etc, that is entire; whole; total
Etymology
Origin of entirety
1300–50; Middle English enter ( e ) te < Middle French entierete < Latin integritāt- (stem of integritās ). See integer, -ity
Example Sentences
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I’d been anticipating the mythical fifth book for the entirety of our friendship.
From Literature
They were so good for the entirety of the first half that you could scarcely see a way back for Celtic.
From BBC
Robert Kaplow's dense and literary script is utterly dominated by Hawke, who told one journalist he had more dialogue in the first 30 minutes of screentime than in the entirety of his last four films.
From Barron's
In a statement, Sela said they were "disappointed" by the claims and "reject them in their entirety".
From BBC
"We hope to get Twig's throughout the entirety of the Midwest and go from there."
From BBC
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