| a. | 1. | Including much; comprising many things; having a wide scope or a full view. |
| 2. | Having the power to comprehend or understand many things. | |
| 3. | (Zool.) Possessing peculiarities that are characteristic of several diverse groups. |
| Adj. | 1. | comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" Antonyms: incomprehensive, noncomprehensive - not comprehensive |
| 2. | comprehensive - broad in scope; "a comprehensive survey of world affairs" | |
| 3. | comprehensive - being the most comprehensive of its class; "an unabridged dictionary" |
| COMPREHENSIVE - An early system on MIT's Whirlwind. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959]. |
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