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entirety

en·ti·rety

UK/ɪnˈtaɪ.ə.ɹə.ti/ US/ɪnˈtaɪ.əɹ(ə)ti/ uncommon

noun

1.

the state of being total

  • “appalled by the totality of the destruction”

Origin

From Middle English enterete, from Old French entiereté, from Latin integritās, from integer (“complete, whole”). Doublet of integrity.

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