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to·tal

UK/ˈtəʊ.tl̩/ US/ˈtoʊ.tl̩/ common informal slang us
adjective (4) noun (2) verb (2)

adjective

1.

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

  • “an entire town devastated by an earthquake”
  • “gave full attention”
  • “a total failure”
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2.

including everything

  • “the overall cost”
  • “the total amount owed”
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3.

without conditions or limitations

  • “a total ban”
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4.

complete in extent or degree and in every particular

  • “a full game”
  • “a total eclipse”
  • “a total disaster”
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noun

1.
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a quantity obtained by addition

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verb

1.

add up in number or quantity

  • “The bills amounted to $2,000”
  • “The bill came to $2,000”
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2.

determine the sum of

  • “Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town”
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Origin

From Middle English total, from Old French total, from Medieval Latin tōtālis, from tōtus (“all, whole, entire”) + -ālis, the former element of unknown origin. Perhaps related to Oscan touto (“community, city-state”), Umbrian 𐌕𐌏𐌕𐌀𐌌 (totam, “tribe”, acc.), Old English þēod (“a nation, people, tribe”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”). More at English Dutch, English thede.

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