comprehensive
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comprehensive
- /ˌkɒm.pɹɪˈhɛn.sɪv/ UK
- /ˌkɑm.pɹəˈhɛn.sɪv/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from late Middle French compréhensif, from Late Latin comprehēnsīvus, from Latin comprehendō.
adjective more comprehensive · most comprehensive
- Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something. When there are diametrically opposing views on a big issue that concerns millions of people, doing comprehensive research just makes sense.
noun comprehensives
- A comprehensive school. Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting.
