totality

[ toh-tal-i-tee ]
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noun,plural to·tal·i·ties.
  1. something that is total or constitutes a total; the total amount; a whole.

  2. the state of being total; entirety.

  1. Astronomy. total obscuration in an eclipse.

Origin of totality

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; total + -ity

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British Dictionary definitions for totality

totality

/ (təʊˈtælɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. the whole amount

  2. the state of being total

  1. the state or period of an eclipse when light from the eclipsed body is totally obscured

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