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Definition of holistic adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

holistic

adjective

NAmE//hoʊˈlɪstɪk//

1(informal) considering a whole thing or being to be more than a collection of parts a holistic approach to life

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2(medical) treating the whole person rather than just the symptoms (= effects) of a disease holistic medicine

holistically

NAmE//hoʊˈlɪstɪkli//

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