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noun
complete numerical total: the sum total of my savings.
essence; substance: The sum total of research in the field.
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Origin of sum total
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Words nearby sum total
sumptuary, sumptuary law, sumptuous, Sumter, Sumter, Fort, sum total, sum-up, Sumy, sun, sun-and-planet gear, sun animalcule
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sum total
The entirety, everything, as in I spent all day in the kitchen and the sum total of my efforts is this cake. [Mid-1600s]
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