in toto

adverb

In total.

Meanings

adverbin toto (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn total.

    Reverting to Mr. Thompson's letter, I am afraid I differ from him in toto.

    1943 May and June, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 149
    1 more example

    Republican Governor Robert Ray has personally been urging the legislature to pass the bill with all aspects in toto, and has promised to sign it.

    1976 April 17, “Iowa Law Reform”, in Gay Community News, page 2

    Synonyms: altogether, completely, on the whole, totally

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Latinin tōtō“in all”
  2. Englishin toto

From Latin in tōtō (“in all”).

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Translations

Māori hui katoa
  • hui katoain total
Russian в о́бщем, в це́лом
  • в о́бщем (v óbščem)in total
  • в це́лом (v célom)in total
  • по́лностью (pólnostʹju)in total
Spanish por completo, íntegramente
  • por completoin total
  • íntegramentein total
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Chicago

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