entirety
pronunciation
How to pronounce entirety in British English:
UK [ɪnˈtaɪərəti]
How to pronounce entirety in American English:
US [ɛnˈtaɪrɪti, -ˈtaɪrti]
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- Noun:
- the state of being total
Word Origin
- entirety (n.)
- also entierty, mid-14c., enterete, intierty, from Anglo-French entiertie, Old French entiereté "totality, entirety; integrity, purity," from Latin integritatem (nominative integritas) "completeness, soundness, integrity," from integer (see integer).
Example
- 1. After all , yahoo is not outsourcing the entirety of search .
- 2. The application needs to be completed in its entirety .
- 3. No mention of the meta-analyses done on this disorder - studies that help collect and summarize the entirety of a body of research .
- 4. The entirety of american exports to japan account for less than 1 % of the total u.s. economy .
- 5. Even if it does not pass in its entirety , some form of obligation remains a possibility .