Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - comprehensive

adj. & n. --adj. 1 complete; including all or nearly all elements, aspects, etc. (a comprehensive grasp of the subject). 2 of or relating to understanding (the comprehensive faculty). 3 (of motor-vehicle insurance) providing complete protection. --n. (in full comprehensive school) Brit. a secondary school catering for children of all abilities from a given area. Derivatives comprehensively adv. comprehensiveness n. Etymology: F compr{eacute}hensif -ive or LL comprehensivus (as COMPREHENSIBLE)