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com·pre·hen·sive
I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|hen(t)siv, -sēv also -səv\ adjective
Etymology: Latin comprehensivus, from comprehensus + -ivus -ive
1.
a. : covering a matter under consideration completely or nearly completely : accounting for or comprehending all or virtually all pertinent considerations : inclusive
< a comprehensive question >
< a comprehensive plan >
< a comprehensive list >
< a comprehensive index to rare coins >
< a comprehensive whole >
b. of insurance : covering all hazards of a given type with the exception of individual hazards specifically excluded
< a comprehensive insurance policy >
< comprehensive automobile liability >
< comprehensive coverage >
2. : having the power to understand or grasp : of wide mental grasp
< a comprehensive head for financial problems >
< a comprehensive student of racial affairs >
< a comprehensive knowledge of physics >
3.
a. of a school : consolidated
b. of a secondary school : offering a full set of curricula (as college preparatory, commercial, and vocational courses together with extracurricular activities)
< a comprehensive high school >
4. logic : relating to comprehension : connotative, intensive
• com·pre·hen·sive·ly \-sə̇vlē, -li\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a finished or highly detailed layout (as of a proposed advertisement) intended to show how a printed version would appear
2. or comprehensive examination : an examination designed to test general mastery of a broad academic field (as one taken at the end of the sophomore college year to test a student's readiness to specialize or at the end of the senior college year to test a student's mastery of his field of concentration) — often used in plural |