Kilo Lingo

/ˈtəʊtl/

Line drawing of total
Coloured illustration of total
#1391 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

The whole amount you get when you add everything together.

Word origin

From Latin totus, meaning whole.

Origin
Latin
Root
totus
English cognates
totally

Grammar

Gender
Pluraltotals

Examples

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The total is the last number after you add everything.

these .

"Write the total" is what you do at the end of a sum.

, forty .

Total is also an adjective: a total mess means a complete mess.

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This word is part of lesson 28.