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TOTALITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The whole amount
Synonyms:
aggregate; sum; total; totality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("totality" is a kind of...):
unit; whole (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of being complete and indiscriminate
Example:
the all-embracing totality of the state
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("totality" is a kind of...):
generality (the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability)
Derivation:
total (constituting the full quantity or extent; complete)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The state of being total and complete
Example:
appalled by the totality of the destruction
Synonyms:
entireness; entirety; integrality; totality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("totality" is a kind of...):
completeness (the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "totality"):
full treatment; kit and boodle; kit and caboodle; whole caboodle; whole kit; whole kit and boodle; whole kit and caboodle; whole shebang; whole works; works (everything available; usually preceded by 'the')
