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Definition of total
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Examples of total in a Sentence
a total lack of support
a total eclipse of the sun
He demanded total control of the project.
What was the total amount of the bill?
the total number of words
The country has a total population of about 100 million.
Recent Examples of total from the Web
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Though Billie Lourd and Taylor Lautner never officially confirmed their relationship status (which was totally their prerogative, BTW), the pair were total goals in basically every way.
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But total new construction will be more than 200,000 square feet of space.
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That adds up to 24.8 million total people who gained coverage through Obamacare.
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A third of it comes from the EU, and British fishermen net about a sixth of their total catch in French, Belgian, Dutch, Danish or Irish waters.
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Italian banks were still sitting on around 313 billion euros in doubtful loans at the end of 2016, which amounts to about 15 percent of total outstanding debt.
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Anyone in the US will be able to see a partial eclipse, but only certain regions will get the chance to view the total eclipse.
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The new class is 39% female, bringing women’s share of total Academy membership from 27% to 28%.
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Total: $104,000 Age 6 to 16 Summer Camp Seven-week sessions at Raquette Lake Camp in the Adirondacks, $13,750 per year Total: $137,500 Age 4 to 18 Music Lessons Weekly private lessons, $200 each, until age 10.
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Origin and Etymology of total
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin totalis, from Latin totus whole, entire
Synonym Discussion of total
total
Definition of total
Examples of total in a Sentence
a total of 25 square miles
that's the total for our wheat harvest this year
Recent Examples of total from the Web
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Since the initial class of 21 volunteers in 1992, the Rancho Bernardo unit has had a total of 267 volunteers, said RB RSVP Assistant Administrator Shelby Long.
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Ultimately, systems in a total of 39 states were hit.
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LARS has a total of 19 supportive housing units and two transitional housing units that are federally funded.
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First Known Use of total
1557
Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms
total
Definition of total
totaled
ortotalled
;totaling
ortotalling
First Known Use of total
1716
Examples of total in a Sentence
He carefully totaled the bill.
two and two total four
First Known Use of total
1601
Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms
TOTAL Defined for English Language Learners
total
playDefinition of total for English Language Learners
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: complete or absolute
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: after everything or everyone is counted
total
Definition of total for English Language Learners
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: the number or amount of everything counted
total
Definition of total for English Language Learners
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: to produce (a total) when added together
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: to add numbers together to find out the total
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: to damage (something, such as a car) so badly that it is not worth repairing
TOTAL Defined for Kids
Definition of total for Students
1 : being such to the fullest degree total ruin
2 : making up the whole I collected the total amount.
3 : of or relating to the whole of something a total eclipse of the sun
4 : making use of every means to do something total war
totally
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