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totalled

[toht-l] Origin

to·tal

[toht-l] adjective, noun, verb, -taled, -tal·ing or (especially British) -talled, -tal·ling.
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.

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Totalled is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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 followed by to).

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin tōtālis, equivalent to Latin tōt(us) entire + -ālis -al1

qua·si-to·tal, adjective
qua·si-to·tal·ly, adverb
re·to·tal, verb (used with object), -taled, -tal·ing or (especially British) -talled, -tal·ling, noun
su·per·to·tal, noun
un·to·taled, adjective
EXPAND
un·to·talled, adjective
COLLAPSE


1. complete. 5, 6. gross, totality. 6. See whole.

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Word Origin & History

total
late 14c., from O.Fr. total, from M.L. totalis "entire, total" (as in summa totalis "sum total"), from L. totus "all, whole, entire," of unknown origin. The noun is 1557, from the adj.; the verb is 1716, from the noun; meaning "to destroy one's car" first recorded 1954. Totality is from 1598; in the
EXPAND
eclipse sense, 1842. Total war is attested from 1937, in ref. to a concept developed in Germany.
COLLAPSE
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Slang Dictionary

totalled definition


  1. mod.
    wrecked; damaged beyond repair. (From totally wrecked.) : The car was totaled. There was nothing that could be saved.
  2. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. : Tom was too totaled to talk.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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