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whole
Adjective
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Whole is used to describe every part of an object.
I ate the whole meal, leaving nothing left.
whole
Noun
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The whole of something means the entire part of it.
The whole of the Middle East is pretty messy at the moment.
nine
Determinative
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(ordinal ninth) Nine is the number that is after eight and before ten. It can be written as 9.
Children study in school about nine months a year.
nine
Noun
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The number 9.
Ten minus one is nine.
yards
noun
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(nautical) The totality of the sailing rig.