whole - English word #739

Translation

All of something, with no part left out.

Word origin

From Old English hal, meaning healthy or complete, the same root as heal.

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"Whole" means all of the cake, with none left.

.

Here "whole" means all of the day from start to end.

class .

Here "whole" means every person in the class.

all

The whole amount or every one of a group of things or people.

part

A piece or section of something bigger, not the whole of it.

full

Holding as much as it can, with no more space left.

one

The number 1, or a word that stands for a single thing already mentioned.

big

Large in size, amount, or importance.

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