comprehensive
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Definition of comprehensive
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
“When there are diametrically opposing views on a big issue that concerns millions of people, doing comprehensive research just makes sense.”
“Nevertheless, the comprehensive comparative analysis of pumpkin viromes across various geographic regions by NGS remains deficient.”
“So what is it that makes SBB (Swiss national railways) tick? In my humble opinion, two things. Firstly, a comprehensive and set-in-stone integrated timetable (incorporating trains, ferries, cable cars and buses, including the world-famous yellow 'post-autos'), compiled four years in advance and which gets tested twice before it becomes operational.”
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adj
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Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
“When there are diametrically opposing views on a big issue that concerns millions of people, doing comprehensive research just makes sense.”
“Nevertheless, the comprehensive comparative analysis of pumpkin viromes across various geographic regions by NGS remains deficient.”
“So what is it that makes SBB (Swiss national railways) tick? In my humble opinion, two things. Firstly, a comprehensive and set-in-stone integrated timetable (incorporating trains, ferries, cable cars and buses, including the world-famous yellow 'post-autos'), compiled four years in advance and which gets tested twice before it becomes operational.”
noun
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(British)A comprehensive school.
“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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Etymology
Borrowed from late Middle French compréhensif, from Late Latin comprehēnsīvus, from Latin comprehendō.
Words you can make from comprehensive
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4 words9-letter words
19 words- PHONEMICS 18 pts
- CHEVERONS 17 pts
- REEVESHIP 17 pts
- ECOSPHERE 16 pts
- ENCIPHERS 16 pts
- EPHEMERIS 16 pts
- EPHEMERON 16 pts
- MORPHINES 16 pts
- NICHROMES 16 pts
- OVERSPICE 16 pts
- PERCEIVES 16 pts
- PRECHOSEN 16 pts
- PREMONISH 16 pts
- PROVINCES 16 pts
- COINHERES 14 pts
- COVERSINE 14 pts
- OVERMINES 14 pts
- NOSEPIECE 13 pts
- PRECONISE 13 pts
8-letter words
76 words- CHOMPERS 17 pts
- PHONEMIC 17 pts
- CHEVERON 16 pts
- CHEVRONS 16 pts
- COHESIVE 16 pts
- CHEEPERS 15 pts
- CHIMERES 15 pts
- CHOPINES 15 pts
- CHOREMEN 15 pts
- CHRISMON 15 pts
- ENCIPHER 15 pts
- IMPROVES 15 pts
- MORPHINE 15 pts
- MORPHINS 15 pts
- NEPHRISM 15 pts
- NICHROME 15 pts
- PENOCHES 15 pts
- PERCEIVE 15 pts
- PHONEMES 15 pts
- PINCHERS 15 pts
- PINSCHER 15 pts
- PRECHOSE 15 pts
- PROCHEIN 15 pts
- PROVINCE 15 pts
- SHEEPMEN 15 pts
- COMPEERS 14 pts
- COMPERES 14 pts
- COMPRISE 14 pts
- CORPSMEN 14 pts
- SPECIMEN 14 pts
- CHEERIOS 13 pts
- CHEESIER 13 pts
- CHORINES 13 pts
- COINHERE 13 pts
- CONSERVE 13 pts
- CONVERSE 13 pts
- ENRICHES 13 pts
- ENSPHERE 13 pts
- HORSEMEN 13 pts
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- OVERMINE 13 pts
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- RECHOSEN 13 pts
- REECHOES 13 pts
- REVOICES 13 pts
- VENOMERS 13 pts
- VERSEMEN 13 pts
- VOMERINE 13 pts
- CONSPIRE 12 pts
- CREEPIES 12 pts
- EMPERIES 12 pts
- EPICENES 12 pts
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- INCOMERS 12 pts
- INCORPSE 12 pts
- MOPERIES 12 pts
- PREEMIES 12 pts
- PRESENCE 12 pts
- PROMINES 12 pts
- PROMISEE 12 pts
- RECOPIES 12 pts
- REIMPOSE 12 pts
- SEMIOPEN 12 pts
- SERMONIC 12 pts
- SPERMINE 12 pts
- EVERSION 11 pts
- HEROINES 11 pts
- OVERSEEN 11 pts
- SHEENIER 11 pts
- VENERIES 11 pts
- EMERSION 10 pts
- ISOPRENE 10 pts
- PEREIONS 10 pts
- PIONEERS 10 pts
7-letter words
100 words- CHOMPER 16 pts
- MORPHIC 16 pts
- CHEVIES 15 pts
- CHEVRES 15 pts
- CHEVRON 15 pts
- CERIPHS 14 pts
- CHEEPER 14 pts
- CHEMISE 14 pts
- CHIMERE 14 pts
- CHIMERS 14 pts
- CHOPINE 14 pts
- CHOPINS 14 pts
- CHRISOM 14 pts
- CHROMES 14 pts
- CHROMIS 14 pts
- CIPHERS 14 pts
- ECHOISM 14 pts
- HEMPIER 14 pts
- HOMERIC 14 pts
- HOSPICE 14 pts
- IMPHEES 14 pts
- IMPROVE 14 pts
- IMPROVS 14 pts
- MERCHES 14 pts
- MORPHIN 14 pts
- NEPHRIC 14 pts
- ORPHISM 14 pts
- COMPEER 13 pts
- COMPERE 13 pts
- MEROPIC 13 pts
- CERVINE 12 pts
- CHEERIO 12 pts
- CHEEROS 12 pts
- CHORINE 12 pts
- COHEIRS 12 pts
- COHERES 12 pts
- COHESIN 12 pts
- CORVEES 12 pts
- CORVINE 12 pts
- COVINES 12 pts
- CRONISH 12 pts
- ECHOERS 12 pts
- EVINCES 12 pts
- HEROICS 12 pts
- HEROISM 12 pts
- HOMINES 12 pts
- INCHERS 12 pts
- MENHIRS 12 pts
- MESHIER 12 pts
- MOREISH 12 pts
- NOVICES 12 pts
- OVERMEN 12 pts
- COPIERS 11 pts
- CREEPIE 11 pts
- CREPONS 11 pts
- CRIMSON 11 pts
- CRISPEN 11 pts
- EMPIRES 11 pts
- EMPRISE 11 pts
- EPICENE 11 pts
- EPIMERE 11 pts
- EPIMERS 11 pts
- EPISOME 11 pts
- IMPONES 11 pts
- IMPOSER 11 pts
- IMPRESE 11 pts
- INCOMER 11 pts
- INCOMES 11 pts
- MERCIES 11 pts
- MESONIC 11 pts
- MICRONS 11 pts
- MINCERS 11 pts
- MIOCENE 11 pts
- ENVIERS 10 pts
- ENVIROS 10 pts
- EROSIVE 10 pts
- EVENERS 10 pts
- HENRIES 10 pts
- HEROINE 10 pts
- HEROINS 10 pts
- INHERES 10 pts
- INSHORE 10 pts
- INVERSE 10 pts
- OVERSEE 10 pts
- CERESIN 9 pts
- COINERS 9 pts
- CRONIES 9 pts
- EMERIES 9 pts
- ENCORES 9 pts
- ENEMIES 9 pts
- EREPSIN 9 pts
- ERMINES 9 pts
- MERINOS 9 pts
- MOREENS 9 pts
- NECROSE 9 pts
- OPENERS 9 pts
- ORCEINS 9 pts
- ORPINES 9 pts
- EENSIER 7 pts
- ESERINE 7 pts
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