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entire

/ɪnˈtaɪɚ/ adjective B1
  1. Whole; complete. · We had the entire building to ourselves for the evening.
  2. Having a smooth margin without any indentation.
  3. Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla.
  4. Complex-differentiable on all of ℂ.
  5. Not gelded.
  6. Morally whole; pure; sheer.
  7. Internal; interior.
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If you will come round once more to my rooms at six o’clock to-morrow, I think I shall be able to show you that even now you have not grasped the entire meaning of this business, which presents some features which make it absolutely original in the history of crime.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 91 · C1
“Your excellency,” said the man, “you are fully persuaded of my entire devotion to you, are you not?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 359 · C1
“When you pay me a visit in my cell, my young friend,” said he, “I will show you an entire work, the fruits of the thoughts and reflections of my whole life; many of them meditated over in the shades of the Colosseum at Rome, at the foot of St.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 152 · C1
Such were the circumstances of the Park Lane Mystery, which were further complicated by entire absence of motive, since, as I have said, young Adair was not known to have any enemy, and no attempt had been made to remove the money or valuables in the room.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 5 · C1

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