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to⋅tal⋅i⋅ty

[toh-tal-i-tee]
–noun, plural -ties.
1. something that is total or constitutes a total; the total amount; a whole.
2. the state of being total; entirety.
3. Astronomy. total obscuration in an eclipse.

Origin:
1590–1600; total + -ity
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to·tal·i·ty   (tō-tāl'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. to·tal·i·ties
  1. The quality or state of being total: appalled by the totality of the destruction.

  2. An aggregate amount; a sum.

  3. The phase of an eclipse when it is total.

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