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adj
That concentrates on forming an overview of the topic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: education
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noun
A believer in, or practitioner of, holism; one who believes that a topic of study cannot be fully understood by studying the parts, or who studies by considering the whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
One who advocates studying society as a whole, and who consistently interprets the actions of individuals in that context.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
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noun
One who prefers to learn by forming an overview of the topic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: education
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History
From hol- + -ist.
Across languages
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