entirety

noun

plural entireties
1
: the state of being entire or complete
2

Examples of entirety in a Sentence

the entirety of an estate I wish that I could find a card for Valentine's Day that expresses the entirety of my love.
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Because everything was kept in one place, when the user saved the system state to a floppy disk, their entire workspace was frozen and stored in its entirety. Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025 Burns, a center who missed the entirety of his true freshman season with a similar injury, opted to avoid surgery last year. Joseph Pastilha, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025 The Journal reported Thursday the Paramount Skydance bid would be an all-cash offer for the entirety of WBD. Lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025 Wilson played Dunder Mifflin salesman and assistant manager Dwight Schrute for the entirety of the show’s nine-season run. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for entirety

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of entirety was in 1548

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“Entirety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entirety. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

entirety

noun
: the state of being entire or complete

Legal Definition

entirety

noun
en·​tire·​ty
plural entireties
1
: the state of being entire or complete
in its entirety
2
: an undivided whole
specifically : an interest in real property that cannot be divided compare moiety

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