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(noun) whole
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
how big is that part compared to the whole?; the team is a unit
(noun) social unit
an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
the coach said the offensive unit did a good job; after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit
(noun) building block
a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
units of nucleic acids
(noun) unit of measurement
any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
the dollar is the United States unit of currency; a unit of wheat is a bushel; change per unit volume