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==Noun==
*1. the [[state]] of being total and complete; "he [[read]] the article in its entirety"; "appalled by the totality of the destruction"
:entireness, entirety, integrality
:completeness - the state of being complete and entire; having [[everything]] that is needed
:full treatment, kit and boodle, kit and caboodle, whole caboodle, whole kit, whole kit and boodle, whole kit and
:caboodle, whole shebang, whole works, works - everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw the whole
:shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment"
*2. the [[quality]] of being complete and indiscriminate; "the totality of [[war]] and its consequences"; "the all-[[embracing]] totality of the [[state]]"
:generality - the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability
*3. the whole amount
:aggregate, total, sum
:whole, unit - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single [[entity]]; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
*4. ([[Astronomy]]) the state or period of an [[eclipse]] when [[light]] from the eclipsed [[body]] is totally obscured

[[Category: General Reference]]

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