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en·tire / enˈtīr/ • adj. with no part left out; whole: my plans are to travel the entire world. ∎ not broken or decayed. ∎ without qualification or reservations; absolute: an ideological system with which he is in entire agreement. ∎ Bot. (of a leaf) without indentations or division into leaflets. 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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"entire." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "entire." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-entire.html "entire." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-entire.html |
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entire XIV. ME. ent(i)er — AN. enter, (O)F. entier :- Rom. *integro, for L. integrum (nom. integer), f. IN-2 + *tag-, base of tangere touch.
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T. F. HOAD. "entire." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "entire." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-entire.html T. F. HOAD. "entire." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-entire.html |
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entire Applied to a leaf whose margin is undivided.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "entire." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "entire." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-entire.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "entire." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-entire.html |
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"entire." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "entire." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-entire.html "entire." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-entire.html |
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