WHOLE

[noun]Two halves make a whole (= a complete thing). [C]You must consider each problem as an aspect of the whole (= everything that is involved) - the total picture. [U]I'll be on holiday the whole of (= all of) next week. [U]The whole of (= all of) his finger was sore and bruised. [U]The whole of the village (= Everyone in the village) was out looking for the children during the storm. [U]The new system is pretty good as a whole (= most things work well most of the time).On the whole (= Generally) I prefer to listen to classical music.