total
to·tal (tōtʹl)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 or to·talsv. 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.]
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