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whole

English → English

adj//hoʊl//

(quantity) Entire: including every part or the full amount of something

She was so hungry that she ate the whole pizza by herself in under ten minutes.

(English) She was so hungry that she ate the whole pizza by herself in under ten minutes.

The whole town gathered in the square to celebrate the centennial anniversary.

(English) The whole town gathered in the square to celebrate the centennial anniversary.

noun//hoʊl//

(abstract) The entire unit: a complete thing that is not divided into parts

The sum of the parts is often greater than the whole in complex systems.

(English) The sum of the parts is often greater than the whole in complex systems.

He spent the whole of his summer vacation volunteering at a local animal shelter.

(English) He spent the whole of his summer vacation volunteering at a local animal shelter.

Entry ID: en:en:whole · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary