What does "total" mean?
Total: Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss. " Total darkness." "To undergo myself the total crime." Milton. Total abstinence. See Abstinence, n., 1. -- Total depravity. (Theol.) See Original sin, under Original. Syn: Whole; entire; complete. See Whole.
Additional senses
- 2.The whole; the whole sum or amount; as, these sums added make the grand total of five millions.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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