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Webster 1913 Edition


Total

To′tal

,
Adj.
[F., fr. LL.
totalis
, fr. L.
tolus
all,whole. Cf.
Factotum
,
Surtout
,
Teetotum
.]
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
,
Noun.
, 1.
–
Total depravity
.
(Theol.)
See
Original sin
, under
Original
.
Whole; entire; complete. See
Whole
.

To′tal

,
Noun.
The whole; the whole sum or amount;
as, these sums added make the grand
total
of five millions
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Total

TO'TAL

,
Adj.
[L. totalis, totus.]
1.
Whole; full; complete; as total darkness; a total departure from the evidence; a total loss; the total sum or amount.
2.
Whole; not divided.
--Myself the total crime.

TO'TAL

,
Noun.
The whole; the whole sum or amount. These sums added, make the grand total of five millions.