integral whole

collocation in English

meaningsofintegralandwhole

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integral
adjective
uk
/ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡrəl/us
/ˈɪn.t̬ə.ɡrəl/
necessary and important as a part of ...
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whole
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/həʊl/us
/hoʊl/
a ...
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(Definition ofintegralandwholefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofintegral whole

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It makes more sense to regard them as oneintegralwhole.
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It would help the theatre as a living,integralwhole.
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The point was that they should be conceived as part of anintegralwhole.
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The case for retaining the stations as anintegralwholeis logically compelling.
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Each of these battalions with its supporting artilllery moves and fights as anintegralwhole.
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It operates at a civilised pace, and a test series is anintegralwhole.
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I am one of those who regard air power as anintegralwholewhich cannot be considered in watertight compartments.
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I should be the very last to suggest that this particular proposal should be treated as a complete andintegralwhole.
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I see no reason why the 200,000, because they are part of an entity, should not have to be fitted into anintegralwhole.
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Some of that work has been steadily dismantled recently, but it is anintegralwholeand, as this debate has shown, something that has left its mark.
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