noun
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the whole amount
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the state of being total
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the state or period of an eclipse when light from the eclipsed body is totally obscured
Etymology
Origin of totality
Example Sentences
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Sir Keir also told his senior ministers that he was "not reassured that the totality of the information had yet emerged".
From BBC
A provision to the New York constitution, passed by amendment in 2014, requires drawing districts so that minority groups, “based on the totality of the circumstances,” do not “have less opportunity” to choose representatives.
Witness accounts, background information about Ross and Good and details about what else was going on that morning will help them examine what Piehota called the "totality" of the circumstances.
From BBC
What obviously matters to Stewart is the totality of experience and “The Chronology of Water,” arty and naturalistic in equal measure, is no toe-dip into directing — it’s deep-end stuff from start to finish.
From Los Angeles Times
The path of totality of the Aug. 12 solar eclipse will sweep across much of Spain, but Basque Country, in the north, is our pick for sparser crowds and plenty to do.
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