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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Disney is also releasing the first season of Andor in its entirety on Hulu today and the first three episodes on YouTube, hoping to net a wider audience. Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 Russia controls about 20 percent of Ukrainian territory and has pushed for Kyiv to cede control of the entirety of the Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025 The camera drifts through spaces, hovers around actors, races up and down stairs, and looks out windows — usually in single takes that constitute the entirety of a scene. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025 Sam deserves to have this story told in its entirety. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 6 Mar. 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 14 Mar. 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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