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com⋅pre⋅hen⋅sive

  [kom-pri-hen-siv]
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–adjective
1. of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
2. comprehending mentally; having an extensive mental range or grasp.
3. Insurance. covering or providing broad protection against loss.
–noun
4. Often, comprehensives. Also called comprehensive examination. an examination of extensive coverage given to measure a student's general progress, proficiency in his or her major field of study, or the like.
5. the detailed layout of an advertisement, showing placement of photographs, illustrations, copy, etc., as for presentation to a client. Compare visual (def. 7).
Origin:
1605–15; < LL comprehēnsīvus. See comprehension, -ive

Related forms:
com⋅pre⋅hen⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
com⋅pre⋅hen⋅sive⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. broad, wide, extensive, full.
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com·pre·hen·sive   (kŏm'prĭ-hěn'sĭv)   
adj.  
  1. So large in scope or content as to include much: a comprehensive history of the revolution.
  2. Marked by or showing extensive understanding: comprehensive knowledge.
n.  
  1. An examination or series of examinations covering the entire field of major study, given in the final undergraduate or graduate year of college. Often used in the plural.
  2. A preliminary layout showing all the elements planned for an advertisement.

[Late Latin comprehēnsīvus, conceivable, from Latin comprehēnsus, past participle of comprehendere, to comprehend; see comprehend.]
com'pre·hen'sive·ly adv., com'pre·hen'sive·ness n.
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Comprehensive

Com`pre*hen"sive\, a. [Cf. F. compr['e]hensif.]

1. Including much; comprising many things; having a wide scope or a full view.

A very comprehensive definition. --Bentley.

Large and comprehensive idea. --Channing.

2. Having the power to comprehend or understand many things. "His comprehensive head." --Pope.

3. (Zo["o]l.) Possessing peculiarities that are characteristic of several diverse groups.

Note: The term is applied chiefly to early fossil groups which have a combination of structures that appear in more fully developed or specialized forms in later groups. Synthetic, as used by Agassiz, is nearly synonymous.

Syn: Extensive; wide; large; full; compendious.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : comprehensive
Spanish: completo, extenso,
German: umfassend,
Japanese: 包括的な
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Main Entry: com·pre·hen·sive
Pronunciation: "käm-pri-'hen-siv
Function: adjective
: covering completely or broadly comprehensive insurance policy>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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COMPREHENSIVE
An early system on MIT's Whirlwind.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].
(2002-06-03)

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