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Word: Comprehensive
Speech Type: Adjective
early 17th century: from French compréhensif, -ive, from late Latin comprehensivus, from the verb comprehendere ‘grasp mentally’
ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv
including or dealing with all or nearly all elements or aspects of something
Short Definition:including all elements or aspects
Examples:- a comprehensive list of sources
relating to or denoting a system of secondary education in which children of all abilities from a particular area are educated in one school
Short Definition:denoting education system for children of all abilities
Examples:- a comprehensive school
relating to understanding.
Short Definition:relating to understanding
Word: Comprehensive
Speech Type: Noun
ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv
a comprehensive school
Short Definition:comprehensive school
Examples:- he trained as an accountant after leaving the local comprehensive
- when I was 14 I was at comprehensive
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