Holistic

//hoʊˈlɪs.tɪk// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Related to holism.
  2. 2
    Relating to a study of the whole instead of a separation into parts.

    "Our holistic study of these modern-day traces suggests it to be a complex trace arising from domichnial, fodinichnial and possibly pascichnial behavior of polychaetes."

Adjective
  1. 1
    emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole wordnet

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Example

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"It is a stunning exhibition on wellness and holistic healing from awe-inspiring India."

Etymology

From hol- + -istic. See holism.

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