What does 全体 mean?
全体 is a Japanese noun meaning “the whole, entirety” in English. It can also be translated as “to begin with, ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?")” depending on context. It is written as 全体 in kanji, ぜんたい in hiragana, and zentai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
私はその話の全体を知っている。
I know the whole of the story.