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whole
adjective · Say it: HOHL
What it means
Foundationcomplete, with no part missing
Jacob ate the whole pizza by himself after the football match.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- complete
- entire
- full
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- incomplete
- partial
More examples
- It rained for the whole day, so we played board games indoors.
Where the word comes from
From Old English 'hal', meaning unhurt or complete.
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