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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Whole \Whole\, n.
1. The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts;
totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a
thing complete in itself.
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``This not the whole of life to live,
Nor all of death to die. --J.
Montgomery.
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2. A regular combination of parts; a system.
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Parts answering parts shall slide into a whole.
--Pope.
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Committee of the whole. See under Committee.
Upon the whole, considering all things; taking everything
into account; in view of all the circumstances or
conditions.
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Syn: Totality; total; amount; aggregate; gross.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Whole \Whole\, n.
1. The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts;
totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a
thing complete in itself.
``This not the whole of life to live, Nor all of
death to die. --J.
Montgomery.
2. A regular combination of parts; a system.
Parts answering parts shall slide into a whole.
--Pope.
Committee of the whole. See under Committee.
Upon the whole, considering all things; taking everything
into account; in view of all the circumstances or
conditions.
Syn: Totality; total; amount; aggregate; gross.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
upon the whole
adv.
(alternative form of en on the whole)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
upon the whole
adv.
(alternative form of en on the whole)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
upon the whole
adv.
(alternative form of en on the whole)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
upon the whole
adv.
(alternative form of en on the whole)
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
upon the whole /əpˌɒn ðə hˈəʊl/
vcelku
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
upon the whole /əpˌɒn ðə hˈəʊl/
1. nagyjából
2. egészben véve
3. mindent egybevetve
4. mindent összevéve
5. általában
6. alapjában véve
7. egészében véve
8. mindent egybevéve
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