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sum
noun
verb
the whole amount
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noun
the whole amount
noun
a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
noun
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
“the gist of the prosecutor's argument”
noun
the final aggregate
“the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered”
noun
a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
“let C be the union of the sets A and B”
noun
a quantity of money
“he borrowed a large sum”
verb
determine the sum of
“Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town”
verb
be a summary of
“The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper”
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the gist of the prosecutor's argument
the heart and soul of the Republican Party
the nub of the story
the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered
let C be the union of the sets A and B
he borrowed a large sum
the amount he had in cash was insufficient
Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town
The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper
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