comprehensive


Definition: Meaning of, comprehensive in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv /

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  1. including all the necessary facts, details, or problems that need to be dealt with [=  thorough]
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  2. comprehensive insurance/cover/policy car insurance that pays for damage whether it is caused by you or someone else
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  3. comprehensive education/system a system of education in Britain in which children of different abilities go to the same school and are taught together
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comprehensive used in phrases

  • comprehensive examination (noun)
    1. an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
  • comprehensive school (noun)
    1. a state school in Britain for children over the age of 11 of different abilities
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