comprehensive index

collocation in English

meaningsofcomprehensiveandindex

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comprehensive
adjective
uk
/ˌkɒm.prɪˈhen.sɪv/
us
/ˌkɑːm.prəˈhen.sɪv/
complete and including everything that ...
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index
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.deks/
us
/ˈɪn.deks/
an alphabetical list, such as one printed at the back of a book showing which page a subject, name, etc. ...
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(Definition ofcomprehensiveandindexfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcomprehensive index

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The book is generally well-produced with references and bibliographies sensibly placed at the end of each chapter and acomprehensiveindex.
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For a text so rich in detail, it would have been nice to have standard source citations and a morecomprehensiveindex.
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In addition, there are many good tables and figures which facilitate learning, and there is acomprehensiveindex.
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They have provided a pertinent introduction to each section, acomprehensiveindexof authors and topics, and a brief research agenda for each author.
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Detailed endnotes and acomprehensiveindexare a bonus but, oddly, there is no bibliography.
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Activities are grouped by grammatical category and are easily located by crossreferences and acomprehensiveindex.
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The book does, however, contain acomprehensiveindexand gives the modern names for many obsolete minerals.
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Acomprehensiveindexalso makes cross-referencing topics easy.
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The volume closes with an extensive list of references and acomprehensiveindex.
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They will be helped in this by thecomprehensiveindex.
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A bibliography and morecomprehensiveindexadded to the excellent maps might have made the book's riches more readily accessible.
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Acomprehensiveindexgives the reader easy access to the wealth of data in the book.
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The book is organised into five parts, comprising fifteen chapters (ranging from less than twenty to almost seventy pages) and a rathercomprehensiveindex.
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It is to the editors' credit that this research is clearly and logically organized, and the volume contains acomprehensiveindex.
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Critically, there is both acomprehensiveindexand a wide-ranging bibliography.
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Two frequently used measures of hassles were combined to provide a morecomprehensiveindexof daily stress.
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Evaluating bizarre-idiosyncratic thinking : acomprehensiveindexof positive thought disorder.
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The book ends with a list of other plants used as, or associated with, stimulants and acomprehensiveindex.
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The papers are preceded by a topical guide and followed by acomprehensiveindex.
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The book has acomprehensiveindex, and a wide-ranging bibliography.
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