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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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