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com·pre·hen·sive  (kmpr-hnsv)

adj.

1. So large in scope or content as to include much: a comprehensive history of the revolution.

2. Marked by or showing extensive understanding: comprehensive knowledge.

n.

1. An examination or series of examinations covering the entire field of major study, given in the final undergraduate or graduate year of college. Often used in the plural.

2. A preliminary layout showing all the elements planned for an advertisement.

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[Late Latin comprehnsvus, conceivable, from Latin comprehnsus, past participle of comprehendere, to comprehend; see comprehend.]

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compre·hensive·ly adv.

compre·hensive·ness n.

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comprehensive

Adjective

1. of broad scope or content

2. (of car insurance) providing protection against most risks, including third-party liability, fire, theft, and damage

3. Brit of the comprehensive school system

Noun

Brit a comprehensive school

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	comprehensive - an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge; "she took her comps in English literature" comp, comprehensive examination exam, examination, test - a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"
Adj.	1.	comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader" broad, wide - having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river" incomprehensive, noncomprehensive - not comprehensive
	2.	comprehensive - broad in scope; "a comprehensive survey of world affairs" inclusive - including much or everything; and especially including stated limits; "an inclusive art form"; "an inclusive fee"; "his concept of history is modern and inclusive"; "from Monday to Friday inclusive"

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comprehensive

adjective broad, full, complete, wide, catholic, sweeping, extensive, blanket, umbrella, thorough, inclusive, exhaustive, all-inclusive, all-embracing, overarching, encyclopedic << OPPOSITE limited

Translations

comprehensive [kɔmprɪˈhɛnsɪv] adj (= broad) → extenso (= general); de conjunto;

comprehensive (school) n → centro estatal de enseñanza secundaria, Instituto Nacional de Bachillerato (SP)

comprehensive school

En los años 60 se creó un nuevo tipo de centro educativo de enseñanza secundaria (aproximadamente de los once años en adelante) denominado comprehensive school, abierto a todos los alumnos independientemente de sus capacidades, con el que se intentó poner fin a la división tradicional entre centros de enseñanzas teóricas para acceder a la educación superior ("grammar schools") y otros de enseñanzas básicamente profesionales ("secondary modern schools").

comprehensive [kɔmprɪˈhɛnsɪv] adj → (très) complet/ète;

comprehensive policy (Insurance) → assurance f tous risques

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comprehensive [kɔmprɪˈhɛnsɪv], comprehensive school comprehensive n (Brit) → école secondaire non sélective avec libre circulation d'une section à l'autre, CES m

comprehensive [kɔmprɪˈhɛnsɪv] adj → umfassend;

(insurance) → Vollkasko-

n = comprehensive school

comprehensive [kɔmprɪˈhɛnsɪv] adj → comprensivo/a