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whole in WordNet English dictionary

adverb
  1. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
    "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"
    wholly  entirely  completely  totally  all  altogether  whole  wholly  entirely  completely  totally  all  altogether  whole 
adjective
  1. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
    "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"
    hale  whole 
  2. acting together as a single undiversified whole
    "a solid voting bloc"
    solid  unanimous  whole 
  3. not injured
    unharmed  unhurt  unscathed  whole 
  4. including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
    "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"
    whole 
  5. (of siblings) having the same parents
    "whole brothers and sisters"
    whole 
noun
  1. an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
    "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
    whole  unit 
  2. all of something including all its component elements or parts
    "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"
    whole 
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