whole (a)

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type a
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def including all components without exception
def being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration
def complete
examples 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
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Also see complete
Attribute integrity, unity, wholeness
Derivationally related form whole → whole
Antonym whole → fractional
Similar to entire, full, total; full-length; full-page; integral, entire, intact; livelong; undivided
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Similar to entire, full, total; full-length; full-page; integral, entire, intact; livelong; undivided
Antonym fractional → whole
Also see complete
Derived from adjective wholly → whole
Derivationally related form whole → whole
Attribute integrity, unity, wholeness

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