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On the whole
Prepositional phrase
Definitions
1.
Prepositional phrase
For the most part; apart from some insignificant details.
"The language was wrong for the period, but, on the whole, I enjoyed the film."
Synonyms
all in all
altogether
tout ensemble
overall
generally
in general
whole thing
on balance
all around
wholeheartedly
all round
on average
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