English

full-time

/ˌfʊl ˈtaɪm/
Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity, especially a job.

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    From full + time.

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    • partEnglishfull “Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishful
        • inheritedOld Englishfull “full”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishfulle
        • inheritedOld Englishfyllu
      • inheritedMiddle Englishfullen “to full”
        • inheritedOld Englishfullian “to full”
        • derivedAnglo-Normanfuller
    • partEnglishtime “The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishtyme
        • inheritedOld Englishtīma
        • derivedOld Frenchthym

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