The difference between Entire and Overall
When used as nouns, entire means the whole of something, whereas overall means a garment worn over other clothing to protect it.
When used as adjectives, entire means whole, whereas overall means all-encompassing, all around.
Overall is also adverb with the meaning: generally.
check bellow for the other definitions of Entire and Overall
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Entire as an adjective (sometimes, _, postpositive):
Whole; complete.
Examples:
"We had the entire building to ourselves for the evening."
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Entire as an adjective (botany):
Having a smooth margin without any indentation.
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Entire as an adjective (botany):
Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla.
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Entire as an adjective (complex analysis, of a [[complex]] [[function]]):
Complex-differentiable on all of ℂ.
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Entire as an adjective (of a, [[male]] [[animal]]):
Not gelded.
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Entire as an adjective:
Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally whole; pure; faithful.
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Entire as an adjective:
Internal; interior.
Examples:
"rfquotek Spenser"
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Entire as a noun (now, rare):
The whole of something; the entirety.
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Entire as a noun:
An uncastrated horse; a stallion.
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Entire as a noun (philately):
A complete envelope with stamps and all official markings: (prior to the use of envelopes) a page folded and posted.
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Entire as a noun:
Porter or stout as delivered from the brewery.
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Overall as an adjective:
All-encompassing, all around.
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Overall as an adverb:
Generally; with everything considered.
Examples:
"'Overall, there is not enough evidence to form a clear conclusion."
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Overall as a noun (British):
A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.
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Overall as a noun (in the plural, US):
A garment, worn for manual labor, with an integral covering extending to the chest, supported by straps.