holistic
pronunciation
How to pronounce holistic in British English:
UK [həˈlɪstɪk]
How to pronounce holistic in American English:
US [hoʊˈlɪstɪk]
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- Adjective:
- emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole
Word Origin
- holistic (adj.)
- 1939, from holism + -istic. Holistic medicine is first attested 1960. Related: Holistically.
Example
- 1. Optimal health is the primary goal of holistic medical practice .
- 2. To achieve them , we suggest a holistic pattern of policy changes .
- 3. Abstinence aside , experts suggest a more holistic approach .
- 4. No computer is as smart as a human being with a holistic point of view .
- 5. Yet the ideologues who dominate the political conversation are unable to think in holistic , emergent ways .