part vs whole

Definitions

verb

1. go one's own way; move apart
2. come apart
3. force, take, or pull apart
4. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
5. leave

noun

1. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
2. a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
3. a portion of a natural object
4. one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
5. that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation

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adverb

1. to some extent; in some degree; not wholly

Examples

What we do not know are the precise weighting of factors that go into why prices increase at any particular time.

For centuries, scholars have squabbled over the design of the ship, which was crucial to defeating the Persians in the Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C., part of a wider war that included the fight at Thermopylae dramatized in the film "300.

Moreover, she is being asked to do this while remaining scrupulously impartial and keeping the viewer entertained with talk of trade deals, tariffs and employment figures.

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Definitions

adjective

1. (of siblings) having the same parents
2. not injured or harmed
3. including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
4. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
5. acting together as a single undiversified whole

noun

1. all of something including all its component elements or parts
2. an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

adverb

1. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

Examples

But then on the other hand, the whole cosmos or universe is based on this love or compassion.

She also lent me a couple of Ben Elton books which were good, but not as good for relaxing as they have a whole dark seedy side.

BigshoeBazaar is an online cash and carry wholesaler for hundreds of small shoe stores across the country and is using a single 25,000 square feet warehouse, which will be enhanced to 100,000 square feet in a few months, to service shoe stores as far away as Dimapur in Nagaland and Katihar in Bihar.

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