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to⋅tal

  [toht-l] adjective, noun, verb, -taled, -tal⋅ing or (especially British) -talled, -tal⋅ling.
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–adjective
1. constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
2. of or pertaining to the whole of something: the total effect of a play.
3. complete in extent or degree; absolute; unqualified; utter: a total failure.
4. involving all aspects, elements, participants, resources, etc.; unqualified; all-out: total war.
–noun
5. the total amount; sum; aggregate: a total of $200.
6. the whole; an entirety: the impressive total of Mozart's achievement.
–verb (used with object)
7. to bring to a total; add up.
8. to reach a total of; amount to.
9. Slang. to wreck or demolish completely: He totaled his new car in the accident.
–verb (used without object)
10. to amount (often fol. by to).
Origin:
1350–1400; ME (adj.) < ML tōtālis, equiv. to L tōt(us) entire + -ālis -al 1

Synonyms:
1. complete. 5, 6. gross, totality. 6. See whole.
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to·tal   (tōt'l)   
n.  

  1. An amount obtained by addition; a sum.

  2. A whole quantity; an entirety.

adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or constituting the whole; entire. See Synonyms at whole.

  2. Complete; utter; absolute: total concentration; a total effort; a total fool.

v.   to·taled or to·talled, to·tal·ing or to·tal·ling, to·tals

v.   tr.

  1. To determine the total of; add up.

  2. To equal a total of; amount to.

  3. To wreck completely; demolish: survived the crash but totaled the car.

v.   intr.
To add up; amount: It totals to three dollars.

[Middle English, whole, from Old French, from Medieval Latin tōtālis, from Latin tōtus; see teutā- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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