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totality

/toʊˈtælədi/
/təʊˈtælɪti/
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Other forms: totalities

Definitions of totality
  1. noun
    the state of being total and complete
    “appalled by the totality of the destruction”
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    type of:
    completeness
    the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed
  2. noun
    the quality of being complete and indiscriminate
    “the totality of war and its consequences”
    “the all-embracing totality of the state”
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    type of:
    generality
    the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability
  3. noun
    the whole amount
    synonyms: aggregate, sum, total
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    type of:
    unit, whole
    an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
  4. noun
    the time when the sun or the moon is fully covered during an eclipse
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