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Thesaurus: whole

Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole earth; the whole solar system; the whole army; the whole nation.

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  1. a. Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole earth; the whole solar system; the whole army; the whole nation.
  2. a. Complete; entire; not defective or imperfect; not broken or fractured; unimpaired; uninjured; integral; as, a whole orange; the egg is whole; the vessel is whole.
  3. a. Possessing, or being in a state of, heath and soundness; healthy; sound; well.
  4. n. The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in itself.
  5. n. A regular combination of parts; a system.
  6. adj. including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
  7. adj. (of siblings) having the same parents
  8. adj. not injured or harmed
  9. adj. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
  10. adj. acting together as a single undiversified whole
  11. n. all of something including all its component elements or parts
  12. n. an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity