total

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Synonyms 1.5.2 Translations 1.6 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Pronunciation 2.1.2 Adjective 2.1.3 Noun 2.1.3.1 Inflection 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Pronunciation 2.2.2 Noun 2.2.2.1 Synonyms 2.2.2.2 Inflection 3 French 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Adjective 3.2.1 Antonyms 3.3 Noun 3.4 Related terms 4 Spanish 4.1 Adjective 4.2 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin totus

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈtəʊ.təl/, SAMPA: /"t@U.t@l/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -əʊtəl

[edit] Noun

total (plural totals)

1. An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.

   A total of £145 was raised by the bring-and-buy stall.

2. (informal, mathematics) Sum.

   The total of 4, 5 and 6 is 15.

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• (sum):: sum

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• subtotal

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total (not comparable)

1. entire; relating to the whole of something

   The total book is rubbish from start to finish.

2. complete

   He is a total failure.

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• (entire): entire, full, whole
• (complete): absolute, complete, utter

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[edit] Verb

to total (third-person singular simple present totals, present participle totalling in British English, totaling in American English, simple past and past participle totalled in British English, totaled in American English)

1. (transitive) To add up; to calculate the sum of.

   When we totalled the takings, we always got a different figure.

2. To equal a total of; to amount to.

   That totals seven times so far.

3. (transitive, US, slang) to demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss)

   Honey, I’m OK, but I’ve totaled the car.

4. (intransitive) To amount to; to add up to.

   It totals nearly a pound.

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• (add up): add up, sum
• (demolish): demolish, trash, wreck

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[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: alott
• lotta

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

From French total.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /totaːl/, [tˢoˈtˢæːˀl]

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total (neuter totalt, definite and plural totale)

1. total

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total c. (singular definite totalen, plural indefinite totaler)

1. total

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[edit] Etymology 2

Compound of to (“‘two’”) and tal (“‘number’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /total/, [ˈtˢotˢal]

[edit] Noun

total n. (singular definite totallet, plural indefinite totaller)

1. two

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• 2-tal

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /tɔ.tal/, SAMPA: /tO.tal/
• Homophones: totale, totales

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total m. (f. totale, m. plural totaux, f. plural totales)

1. total
2. perfect

[edit] Antonyms

total

• partiel

[edit] Noun

total

1. total

[edit] Related terms

• totalement
• totaliser
• totalitaire
• totalité
• tout

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

total m. and f. (plural totales)

1. total, complete

[edit] See also

• todo