total
/ˈtoʊ.tl̩/ noun B1- An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts. · A total of £145 was raised by the bring-and-buy stall.
- Sum. · The total of 4, 5 and 6 is 15.
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“What has happened?” said the count, simulating total ignorance.
The life of a man was to him of far less value than a numeral, especially when, by taking it away, he could increase the sum total of his own desires.
The total income, which at the time of the wife’s death was little short of £ 1,100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £ 750.
My total ignorance of the connection must plead my apology.”
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