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sum1 /sum/ noun- The total, whole
- The aggregate, whole amount
- The result of addition
- An amount
- A quantity of money
- A problem in addition, or in arithmetic generally
- Chief points
- The substance or result
- Summation
- Height, culmination, completion
transitive verb (summˈing; summed)- (often with up) to add, make up the total of
- To be an epitome of, exemplify
- To summarize
- To reckon up, form an estimate of
- To complete the development of, bring to perfection (obsolete)
intransitive verb- (with up) to summarize or make a summing-up
- To express fully and concisely
- To do sums
ORIGIN: OFr summe, from L summa, from summus highest sumˈless adjective - Not to be summed or counted
- Incalculable
sumˈmand (or /-andˈ/) noun - An addend
- A part of a sum
summation noun see separate entry summed adjective summˈer noun summˈing noun and adjective summing-upˈ noun A recapitulation or review of the leading points, esp a judge's summary survey of the evidence given to a jury before it withdraws to consider its verdict sum total noun A complete or final sum in sum - In short
- To sum up
sum and substance - The gist
- The essence
the sum of things - The public weal
- The universe
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