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Definition total in British English

total adjective

adjective
/ˈtəʊt(ə)l/
1

with all the numbers or things added together

Example

The total cost of the project came to about £700,000.

Example

The total number of votes was over one million.

Example

Recent immigrants make up less than 3% of the total population.

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2

complete: used for emphasizing something

Example

Why would you let a total stranger into the house?

Example

They sat in almost total silence the whole evening.

Example

The event was a total success.

Example

The oil companies had shown a total disregard for public opinion.

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Definition total in British English