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(a) including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip hom
(a) (of siblings) having the same parents; "whole brothers and sisters"
(n) all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"
(n) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
(r) to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole'' is often used informally for `wholly''); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a total
(s) exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"

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