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Entire I Adjective Bre ɪnˈtaɪə(R ɪnˈtaɪər Village Destroyed

Word entire
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ɪnˈtaɪə(r) / NAmE / ɪnˈtaɪər /
Example
  • the entire village was destroyed.
  • i wasted an entire day on it.
  • i have never in my entire life heard such nonsense!
  • the disease threatens to wipe out the entire population.
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entire

(adjective)BrE / ɪnˈtaɪə(r) / NAmE / ɪnˈtaɪər /
  1. including everything, everyone or every part
    • synonym whole
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/whole_1
    • The entire village was destroyed.
    • I wasted an entire day on it.
    • I have never in my entire life heard such nonsense!
    • The disease threatens to wipe out the entire population.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (formerly also as intire): from Old French entier, based on Latin integer ‘untouched, whole’, from in- ‘not’ + tangere ‘to touch’.
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