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What does on the whole mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word on the whole? Here's what it means.

Prepositional phrase
  1. (idiomatic) For the most part; apart from some insignificant details.
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The rich are probably getting richer but the poor are also doing a little better, on the whole and in the aggregate.
It is much easier to follow, on the whole, if you have a guide to help you.
British agriculture on the whole is as clean as a whistle, compared to some other parts of Europe.
The way things go in the first hour or so of the day is usually indicative of what the day will be like on the whole.
But the debates were good ones and, on the whole, discussions were held without rancour or venom.
The edge of the ship channel is one of the most attractive sites for housing on the whole waterfront.

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