comprehensive

[Com`pre*hen·sive]

Possessing peculiarities that are characteristic of several diverse groups.

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Including much; comprising many things; having a wide scope or a full view.

Adjective S.
being the most comprehensive of its class; "an unabridged dictionary"

Adjective
including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"

Adjective S.
broad in scope; "a comprehensive survey of world affairs"


a.
Including much; comprising many things; having a wide scope or a full view.

a.
Having the power to comprehend or understand many things.

a.
Possessing peculiarities that are characteristic of several diverse groups.


Comprehensive

Com`pre*hen"sive , a. [Cf. F. compr'82hensif.] 1. Including much; comprising many things; having a wide scope or a full view.
A very comprehensive definition.
Large and comprehensive idea.
2. Having the power to comprehend or understand many things. "His comprehensive head." Pope. 3. (Zo'94l.) Possessing peculiarities that are characteristic of several diverse groups. &hand; The term is applied chiefly to early fossil groups which have a combination of structures that appear in more fully developed or specialized forms in later groups. Synthetic, as used by Agssiz, is nearly synonymous. Syn. -- Extensive; wide; large; full; compendious.

Including much; comprising many things; having a wide scope or a full view.

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Usage Examples

Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.

Not since the digital revolution in the early '90s has technology placed such a comprehensive burden on business, employees and individuals to reinvent their business plans, services and products, and themselves to keep pace with the changing marketplace.

We need comprehensive reform that will make America the best place in the world to invest and do business.

I cherish the creation of public space and services, especially health, housing and the comprehensive education system which dared to give so many of us ideas 'above our station.'

If the euro zone doesn't come up with a comprehensive vision of its own future, you'll have a whole range of nationalist, xenophobic and extreme movements increasing across the European Union. And, frankly, questions about the British debate on EU membership will just be a small sideshow compared to the rise of political populism.

The fact is that we would have had comprehensive health care now, had it not been for Ted Kennedy's deliberately blocking the legislation that I proposed in 1978 or '79.

I brought together experts from health care, business, academic institutions, and the community to develop a comprehensive blueprint for eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care in the City of Boston.

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Other Usage Examples

Democrats believe we must have comprehensive health care reform that includes giving the federal government authority to negotiate lower prices with drug companies.

I am a beneficiary of the American people's generosity, and I hope we can have comprehensive immigration legislation that allows this country to continue to be enriched by those who were not born here.

'Avatar' is the greatest, most comprehensive collection of movie cliches ever assembled, but it's put together in a brand new way with a new technology, and tremendous imagination, making it a true epic and a kind of a milestone.

Reform of the medical liability system should be considered as part of a comprehensive response to surging medical malpractice premiums that endanger Americans' access to quality medical care.

Under the auspices of peace, our comprehensive renaissance will be built, and it will be a model for those who wish to emulate it in the greater Arab homeland.

It's not just the effect of technology on the environment, on religion, on the economic structure, on society, on politics, etc. It's that everything now exists in technology to the point where technology is the new and comprehensive host of nature of life.

In short, it may be said that on paper the obligations to settle international disputes peacefully are now so comprehensive and far-reaching that it is almost impossible for a state to resort to war without violating one or more solemn treaty obligations.

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