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totalidad

totality

noun toh-tah-lee-DAHD Less Common

Also means

whole, entirety

Usage Note

Totalidad is a formal noun meaning the whole or entirety of something. The phrase en su totalidad ('in its entirety') is especially common in legal, academic, and journalistic registers. In everyday speech, todo or el conjunto often replaces it.

Examples

"La totalidad del presupuesto fue aprobada."

Natural Translation

The entirety of the budget was approved.

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