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entire

The correct spelling is entire.

How to pronounce entire

/ənˈtaɪə/
noun

IPA: /ənˈtaɪə/

Say it like: Ent-ire

The correct spelling is entire. The whole of something; the entirety. For example: "We had the entire building to ourselves for the evening."

Usage Examples

We had the entire building to ourselves for the evening.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The whole of something; the entirety.
  2. 2.An uncastrated horse; a stallion.
  3. 3.A complete envelope with stamps and all official markings: (prior to the use of envelopes) a page folded and posted.
  4. 4.Porter or stout as delivered from the brewery.

adjective

  1. 1.(sometimes postpositive) Whole; complete.
  2. 2.Having a smooth margin without any indentation.
  3. 3.Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla.
  4. 4.(of a complex function) Complex-differentiable on all of ℂ.
  5. 5.(of a male animal) Not gelded.

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