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entirety

entirety

Noun

This term emphasizes the absolute completeness of a thing, often used to contrast a whole entity against its individual parts or fragments. It carries a formal tone and is frequently employed in legal, academic, or official contexts to ensure no portion of a subject is omitted.

As an uncountable noun, it does not have a plural form and cannot be counted with numbers. To refer to multiple instances of completeness, one must use partitive constructions such as a state of entirety.

Meanings

Nounentirety

The state of being complete or whole.

The project was completed in its entirety.

Examples

Read it in its entirety.

The entirety of the cake.

I want the entirety.

He read the book in its entirety.

The entirety of the city was flooded.

She spent the entirety of the day sleeping.

Please review the contract in its entirety before signing.

Office

The detective examined the crime scene in its entirety.

Detective

The magic spell affected the forest in its entirety.

Fantasy

The empire collapsed in its entirety after the great war.

History

I apologize for the failure of the project in its entirety.

Apology

The board must consider the proposal in its entirety.

Business

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