meaningful whole

collocation in English

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meaningful
adjective
uk
/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl/us
/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl/
intended to show meaning, ...
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whole
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/həʊl/us
/hoʊl/
a ...
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(Definition ofmeaningfulandwholefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmeaningful whole

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He tries to explore the way in which the lifeworld is seen by social actors as ameaningfulwhole.
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In connection with their social-emotional deficits, autistic children often have difficulty conceptualizing how pieces fit together into ameaningfulwhole.
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There is a danger that archaeological phenomena which are neither chronologically nor spatially related are combined, and then analysed and interpreted as being onemeaningfulwhole.
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By this he means that style is the active use of available materials, in which each use is interconnected with other uses to produce ameaningfulwhole.
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We just have to put it all together and fashion it into ameaningfulwhole.
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Does she agree that the several unconnected investigations which are presently taking place into special education do not add up to ameaningfulwhole?
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He is unable to project his ideas successfully or combine them into ameaningfulwhole.
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Music videos are an example of syntagm, which interacting signifiers form ameaningfulwhole.
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Gestalt psychologists believe one way this is done is by perceiving individual sensory stimuli as ameaningfulwhole.
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Although originally not intended to be ameaningfulwhole, as a set they comprise one of the most important collections of works in the history of music.
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