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totality
CIDE DICTIONARY
totality, n. [Cf. F. totalite, LL. totalitas.].
- The quality or state of being total; as, the totality of an eclipse. [1913 Webster]
- The whole sum; the whole quantity or amount; the entirety; as, the totality of human knowledge. Buckle. [1913 Webster]"The totality of a sentence or passage." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
totality, n.
1 the complete amount or sum.
2 Astron. the time during which an eclipse is total.
1 the complete amount or sum.
2 Astron. the time during which an eclipse is total.
THESAURUS
totality
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totality
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