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/tɔ.tal/

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Translation

total

Word origin

From Medieval Latin totalis, from Latin totus ('whole, entire').

Origin
Latin
Root
totalis
English cognates
total, totality

Grammar

Femininetotale
Masc pluraltotaux
Fem pluraltotales

Examples

cinquante .

The total comes to fifty dollars.

C' .

It is a total failure.

Au , .

In total, we were ten people.

' .

The total silence scared me.

J' .

I have total trust in you.

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This word is part of lesson 33.