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total
A	noun
	1	sum, total, totality, aggregate
			the whole amount
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚whole; whole thing; unit ╚sum, total, totality, aggregate
	2	sum, amount, total
			a quantity obtained by addition
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚content; cognitive content; mental object ╚idea; thought ╚concept; conception; construct ╚quantity ╚sum, amount, total ╚polynomial; multinomial
B	verb
	1	total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up
			determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
		Category Tree: determine; find; find out; ascertain ╚count; number; enumerate; numerate ╚total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up
	2	total, number, add up, come, amount
			add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
		Category Tree: be ╚total, number, add up, come, amount ╚make ╚average; average out ╚outnumber ╚work out
C	adjective
	1	entire, full, total
			constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"

	2	full, total
			complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

	3	absolute, total, unconditioned
			without conditions or limitations; "a total ban"

	4	overall, total
			including everything; "the overall cost"; "the total amount owed"

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