as a whole

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as a whole

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  1. idiomatic Used to relate to all the parts of something: altogether, on the whole The sets are being sold as a whole, which affects the trade as a whole.

    Similar: in toto

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prep_phrase considered all together

Españolen conjunto
Portuguêscomo um todo
Françaistout compte fait, somme toute, en fin de compte
Italianonell'insieme, tutto sommato, in fin dei conti, alla fine della fiera
Русскийв це́лом v célom

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@misc{as_a_whole_2026,
  title = {as a whole},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/as%20a%20whole},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}