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Whole
see synonyms of wholeNoun
1. whole
all of something including all its component elements or parts
Example Sentences:'Europe considered as a whole''the whole of American literature'
2. unit, whole
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
Example Sentences:'how big is that part compared to the whole?''the team is a unit'
Adjective
3. whole
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
Example Sentences:'gave his whole attention''a whole wardrobe for the tropics''the whole hog''a whole week''the baby cried the whole trip home''a whole loaf of bread'
4. whole
(of siblings) having the same parents
Example Sentences:'whole brothers and sisters'
6. hale, whole
exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
Example Sentences:'hale and hearty''whole in mind and body''a whole person again'
acting together as a single undiversified whole
Example Sentences:'a solid voting bloc'
Adverb
8. all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally, whole, wholly
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (whole' is often used informally for wholly')
Example Sentences:'he was wholly convinced''entirely satisfied with the meal''it was completely different from what we expected''was completely at fault''a totally new situation''the directions were all wrong''it was not altogether her fault''an altogether new approach''a whole new idea'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Whole
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Whole
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Whole
see synonyms of wholeInformal
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