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total
Noun
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A total is the final amount of something. It is a term used in math.
total
Verb
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If you total something, you add them up.
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If something totals something, it adds up to that; it amounts to.
The total of your purchase comes to $53.
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If you total something, you destroy it; you wreck it.
total
Adjective
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If something is total, it is complete; it is finished.
He is a total failure
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If something is total, it is entire.
The total book was very bad.
reservoir
Noun
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A reservoir is a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
volume
Noun
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The volume of sound or music is how loud it is.
Teens listening to their MP3 players at high volume can damage their hearing.
Hey! Turn down the volume. It's too loud.
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The volume of something is the amount of it.
The traffic volume on Ontario highways jumped 12% last year.
The story usually experiences a high customer volume around Christmas.
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The volume of a material or a container is the amount of space it takes.
The volume of water of a typical shower is about 43 litres.
Use of newer cars can reduce the volume of COsubmath2/math/sub produced.
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A volume is a book, magazine, or other printed material, usually part of a series.
He has published a second volume of autobiography, in which he deals with his years as a student.
The research can be found in the most recent volume of The Canadian Journal of Language and Linguistics.