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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He was sidelined for the entirety of his first two seasons in Lincoln after tearing his ACL in his left knee twice in the span of 11 months. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025 The band will perform the album in its entirety during the 10-date run, which kicks off July 11 in Seattle and wraps Sept. 13 in Tampa, Florida. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025 Of course, the reveal is only possible because the entirety of the first season of The Pitt takes place in one day, with every episode going over what happens in one hour in the emergency department of the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital. Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 11 Apr. 2025 In the end, clone Nanette manages to defeat Daly once more, merge her two consciousnesses, and seemingly save her crew all before the entirety of Infinity is deleted as a result of clone Daly's death. Megan McCluskey, Time, 11 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 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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