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English
Etymology
Latin totus
Noun
total
- an amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts
- the total of £145 pounds was raised by the bring-and-buy stall
- a sum
- the total of 4, 5 and 6 is 15
Adjective
total
- entire; relating to the whole of something
- the total book is rubbish from start to finish
- complete
- he is a total failure
Verb
total transitive
- to add up ; to calculate the sum of
- when we totalled the takings, we always got a different figure
- to equal a total of; to amount to
- that totals seven times so far
- to demolish ; to wreck completely
- Honey, I’m OK, but I’ve totalled the car
total intransitive
- to amount; to add up
- it totals to nearly a pound
- : sumo
adjective and noun
- total
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