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Webster 1913 Edition
Comprehensive
Comˊpre-hen′sive
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
compréhensif
.] 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.
(Zool.)
Possessing peculiarities that are characteristic of several diverse groups.
Syn. – Extensive; wide; large; full; compendious.
Webster 1828 Edition
Comprehensive
COMPREHENSIVE
, a.1.
Having the quality of comprising much, or including a great extent; extensive; as a comprehensive charity; a comprehensive view. It seems some times to convey the sense of comprehending much in a small compass.2.
Having the power to comprehend or understand many things at once; as a comprehensive head.Definition 2024
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See also: compréhensive
English
Adjective
comprehensive (comparative more comprehensive, superlative most comprehensive)
- Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
Synonyms
- (broadly or completely covering): exhaustive, thorough, all-encompassing
Derived terms
Translations
broadly or completely covering
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Noun
comprehensive (plural comprehensives)
- (Britain) A comprehensive school.
- 2013 July 19, Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 30:
- Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting.
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