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Meaning of as a whole | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Used to relate to all the parts of something: altogether, on the whole

idiomatic

Equivalents

Български като цяло
Esperanto entute
Español en conjunto
Bahasa Indonesia en bloc
한국어 통-
Português como um todo
Русский в целом
Svenska i stort
Türkçe hücceten
Українська в цілому в ціло́му
Tiếng Việt Hán Nôm

Examples

The sets are being sold as a whole, which affects the trade as a whole.”
“If a Bushel of Wheat be considered as a Whole whose Parts are Eight Gallons, and if Five of those Gallons be assumed, then the remaining Three are the Complement of that Part to the Whole.”
And just as it is only the animal organism as a whole that can be regarded as a real entity, the calls of which it is composed having no distinct independent life, so Comte constantly repeats that 'Humanity is the only real existence, the individual being a mere metaphysical abstraction.'”
Economically, too, London is startlingly different. The capital, unlike the country as a whole, has no budget deficit: London’s public spending matches the taxes paid in the city. The average Londoner contributes 70 percent more to Britain’s national income than people in the rest of the country.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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