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Comprehensive

Comprehensive Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Comprehensive? [adj] being the most comprehensive of its class; "an unabridged dictionary" [adj] including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" [adj] broad in scope; "a comprehensive survey of world affairs" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Comprehensive: across-the-board \| all-around(a) \| all-embracing \| all-encompassing \| all-inclusive \| all-round(a) \| blanket(a) \| broad \| cosmopolitan \| door-to-door \| ecumenical \| encompassing \| encyclopaedic \| encyclopedic \| extensive \| far-reaching \| general \| house-to-house \| inclusive \| large \| oecumenical \| omnibus(a) \| panoptic \| plenary \| spaciotemporal \| spatiotemporal \| super \| sweeping \| umbrella \| unabridged \| universal \| well-rounded \| wide \| worldwide Related Terms \| Find terms related to Comprehensive: absolute \| across-the-board \| aggregate \| all \| all-comprehensive \| all-embracing \| all-encompassing \| all-inclusive \| all-out \| all-pervading \| ample \| blanket \| born \| broad \| broad-based \| capacious \| clean \| clear \| coincident \| compact \| compendious \| complete \| concurrent \| congenital \| conjoint \| conjugate \| conjunct \| consequential \| considerable \| consummate \| copious \| corporate \| deep \| deep-dyed \| downright \| dyed-in-the-wool \| egregious \| encompassing \| encyclopedic \| entire \| exhaustive \| expansive \| extensive \| full \| generous \| global \| grand \| grave \| great \| gross \| heavy \| holistic \| inclusive \| integral \| integrated \| intense \| intensive \| irresistible \| joined \| joint \| main \| maximum \| mighty \| omnibus \| omnipresent \| one \| one and indivisible \| out-and-out \| outright \| overall \| over-all \| panoramic \| perfect \| pervasive \| plain \| plenary \| plumb \| powerful \| pure \| radical \| regular \| serious \| sheer \| spacious \| straight \| strong \| sweeping \| synoptic \| thorough \| thoroughgoing \| through-and-through \| total \| ubiquitous \| unconditional \| universal \| unmitigated \| unqualified \| unreserved \| unrestricted \| utter \| veritable \| voluminous \| whole \| wholesale \| wide \| without exception \| without omission See Also \| complete Comprehensive In Webster's Dictionary \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.

Comprehensive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Comprehensive?

[adj] being the most comprehensive of its class; "an unabridged dictionary"
[adj] including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"
[adj] broad in scope; "a comprehensive survey of world affairs"

See Also | complete

Comprehensive In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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