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1.
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
2.
(of siblings) having the same parents
whole brothers and sisters
3.
including everything
4.
wholly unharmed
5.
not impaired or diminished in any way
6.
exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
whole in mind and body
a whole person again
7.
acting together as a single undiversified whole
'whole' - used as a adverb
8.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent
a whole new idea
'whole' - used as a noun
9.
all of something including all its component elements or parts
Europe considered as a whole
the whole of American literature
10.
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
how big is that part compared to the whole?
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