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Definition comprehensive in American English

comprehensive adjective

adjective
/ˌkɑmprəˈhensɪv/
1

including many details or aspects of something

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We offer a comprehensive range of goods and services.

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a comprehensive guide to university courses

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a comprehensive policy review

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comprehensive insurance is insurance that pays for losses of a number of different types

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a comprehensive defeat/win/victory

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relating to a system of education in the U.K. in which students with different levels of ability are all taught in the same school

Definition comprehensive in American English