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Idioms and Phrases
All parts or aspects considered, altogether, as in I like the play as a whole, though the second act seemed somewhat slow . [Early 1800s] Also see on the whole .Discover More
Example Sentences
The relevancy of the integrated dress-as-a-whole is quite strong.
Without feedback, control was impossible, and the organism-as-a-whole slowly deteriorated until death was inevitable.
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