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whole

  [hohl]
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–adjective
1. comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
2. containing all the elements properly belonging; complete: We have a whole set of antique china.
3. undivided; in one piece: to swallow a thing whole.
4. Mathematics. integral, or not fractional.
5. not broken, damaged, or impaired; intact: Thankfully, the vase arrived whole.
6. uninjured or unharmed; sound: He was surprised to find himself whole after the crash.
7. pertaining to all aspects of human nature, esp. one's physical, intellectual, and spiritual development: education for the whole person.
–noun
8. the whole assemblage of parts or elements belonging to a thing; the entire quantity, account, extent, or number: He accepted some of the parts but rejected the whole.
9. a thing complete in itself, or comprising all its parts or elements.
10. an assemblage of parts associated or viewed together as one thing; a unitary system.
—Idioms
11. as a whole, all things included or considered; altogether: As a whole, the relocation seems to have been beneficial.
12. on or upon the whole,
a. in view of all the circumstances; after consideration.
b. disregarding exceptions; in general: On the whole, the neighborhood is improving.
13. out of whole cloth, without foundation in fact; fictitious: a story made out of whole cloth.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME hole, hool (adj. and n.), OE hāl (adj.); c. D heel, G heil, ON heill; see hale 1 , heal; sp. with w reflects dial. form

Related forms:
wholeness, noun

Synonyms:
1. undiminished, integral, complete. 5. unimpaired, perfect. 8. totality, aggregate. Whole, total mean the entire or complete sum or amount. The whole is all there is; every part, member, aspect; the complete sum, amount, quantity of anything, not divided; the entirety: the whole of one's property, family. Total also means whole, complete amount, or number, but conveys the idea of something added together or added up: The total of their gains amounted to millions.

Antonyms:
1. partial. 8. part.
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whole   (hōl)   
adj.  

  1. Containing all components; complete: a whole wardrobe for the tropics.

  2. Not divided or disjoined; in one unit: a whole loaf.

  3. Constituting the full amount, extent, or duration: The baby cried the whole trip home.

    1. Not wounded, injured, or impaired; sound or unhurt: Many escaped the fire frightened but whole.

    2. Having been restored; healed: After the treatment he felt whole.

  5. Having the same parents: a whole sister.

n.  

  1. A number, group, set, or thing lacking no part or element; a complete thing.

  2. An entity or system made up of interrelated parts: The value of the whole was greater than the sum of its parts.

adv.   Informal
Entirely; wholly: a whole new idea.

[Middle English hole, unharmed, from Old English hāl; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.]
whole'ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean including every constituent or individual: a whole town devastated by an earthquake; all the class going on a field trip; entire shipments lost by the distributor; gross income; the total cost.
Antonym: partial
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

whole 
O.E. hal "entire, unhurt, healthy," from P.Gmc. *khailaz "undamaged" (cf. O.S. hel, O.N. heill, O.Fris. hal, M.Du. hiel, Du. heel, O.H.G., Ger. heil "salvation, welfare"), from PIE *koilas (cf. O.S.C. celu "whole, complete;" see health). The spelling with wh- developed c.1420. Whole-hearted is first recorded 1840. For phrase whole hog, see hog.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: whole
Pronunciation: 'hOl
Function: adjective
: containing all its natural constituents, components, or elements : deprived of nothingby refining, processing, or separation <whole milk>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

whole (hōl)
adj.

  1. Not wounded, injured, or impaired; sound or unhurt.

  2. Having been restored; healed.

n.
An entity or a system made up of interrelated parts.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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