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in toto

[ in toh-toh ]
/ ɪn ˈtoʊ toʊ /
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Latin.

in all; completely; entirely; wholly.

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RELATED WORDS

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British Dictionary definitions for in toto

in toto

/ Latin (ɪn ˈtəʊtəʊ) /

adverb

totally; entirely; completely
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for in toto

in toto

Latin, "as a whole, completely" (see total).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Culture definitions for in toto

in toto

[ (in toh-toh) ]

Totally or completely: “We reject your demands in toto.” From Latin, meaning “in all.”

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.