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comprehensive

comp·re·hen·sive

UK/ˌkɒm.pɹɪˈhɛn.sɪv/ US/ˌkɑm.pɹəˈhɛn.sɪv/ uncommon uk

adjective

1.

including all or everything

  • “comprehensive coverage”
  • “a comprehensive history of the revolution”
  • “a comprehensive survey”
  • “a comprehensive education”
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2.

broad in scope

  • “a comprehensive survey of world affairs”
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3.

being the most comprehensive of its class

  • “an unabridged dictionary”
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Origin

Borrowed from late Middle French compréhensif, from Late Latin comprehēnsīvus, from Latin comprehendō.

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WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.