totalité
totality
noun to-tah-lee-TEH Rare
Origin: Medieval Latin totalitas, from totalis (whole)
Also means
whole
Usage Note
Totalité is most commonly encountered in the phrase en totalité ('in full, entirely') or la totalité de ('the whole of'). The adjective total and adverb totalement are related. It is a more formal word than tout or ensemble for expressing completeness.
Examples
"La totalité du budget a été dépensée."
Natural Translation
The entirety of the budget was spent.
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