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Comprehensive

see synonyms of comprehensive

Noun

1. comp, comprehensive, comprehensive examination

an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge

Example Sentences:
'she took her comps in English literature'

Adjective

2. comprehensive

including all or everything

Example Sentences:
'comprehensive coverage'
'a comprehensive history of the revolution'
'a comprehensive survey'
'a comprehensive education'

3. comprehensive

broad in scope

Example Sentences:
'a comprehensive survey of world affairs'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Comprehensive

see synonyms of comprehensive
adjective
1. 
of broad scope or content; including all or much
2. 
(of a car insurance policy) providing protection against most risks, including third-party liability, fire, theft, and damage
3. 
having the ability to understand
4. 
of, relating to, or being a comprehensive school
noun
5.  short for comprehensive school

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Comprehensive

see synonyms of comprehensive
adjective
1. 
dealing with all or many of the relevant details; including much; inclusive
a comprehensive survey
2. 
able to comprehend fully
a comprehensive mind
3. 
of or designating property insurance that covers a number of risks in the same policy
noun
4.  [usually pl.]
an examination in a major field of study that a graduate, or sometimes undergraduate, student must pass to receive a degree
: in full comprehensive examination

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Comprehensive

see synonyms of comprehensive
adj.
1. So large in scope or content as to include much: a comprehensive history of the revolution.
2. Marked by or showing extensive understanding: comprehensive knowledge.
n. often comprehensives
An examination or series of examinations covering the entire field of major study, given to a student in the final year of undergraduate or graduate study.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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