whole
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Old English hāl. Cognate with German heil, Danish hel, Dutch heel.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
whole (comparative more whole, superlative most whole)
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- entire.
- I ate a whole fish.
- sound, uninjured, healthy.
- He is of whole mind, but the same cannot be said about his physical state.
[edit] Derived terms
- whole number
- on the whole
- the whole nine yards
- the whole shooting match
- whole ball of wax
- whole-wheat
- whole step
- go the whole hog
- goes the whole hog
- going the whole hog
- went the whole hog
- gone the whole hog
- out of whole cloth
- hole-whole merger
[edit] Translations
entire
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[edit] Adverb
whole (comparative more whole, superlative most whole)
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- (colloquial) in entirety; entirely; wholly
- I ate a fish whole!
[edit] Translations
colloquial: in entirety
[edit] Noun
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Singular |
Plural |
whole (plural wholes)
[edit] Meronyms
[edit] Translations
something complete
