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acting together as a single undiversified whole
a solid voting bloc
(adj) hale
exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
hale and hearty; whole in mind and body; a whole person again
(adj) unharmed, unhurt, unscathed
not injured
(adv) all, altogether, totally, entirely, completely, wholly
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
he was wholly convinced; entirely satisfied with the meal; it was completely different from what we expected; was completely at fault; a totally new situation; the directions were all wrong; it was not altogether her fault; an altogether new approach; a whole new idea
(noun) unit
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