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a combining form meaning “entire,” “entirely,” used in the formation of compound words: totipalmation.

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Origin of toti-

Combining form representing Latin tōtus

Words nearby toti-

tother, to the teeth, to the tune of, to the victor belong the spoils, to the wall, toti-, totidem verbis, toting, totipalmate, totipalmation, totipotency

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How to use toti- in a sentence

Rex militibus, liberis hominibus, et toti communitati comitatus Wygorni tam intra libertates quam extra, salutem.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam
And in life his faith is this: Nec sibi sed toti genitum se credere mundo.
The Essence of Christianity|Ludwig Feuerbach
Custumal of Bleadon, 257: 'Invenit fabrum pro ferdello domino et toti villae.'
Villainage in England|Paul Vinogradoff
Tutti—(derived from totus, toti, Latin—all)—a direction signifying that all performers are to take part.
Music Notation and Terminology|Karl W. Gehrkens

Nec sibi, sed toti genitum se credere mundo—To think that he was born not for himself alone, but for the whole world.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood