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the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars; the amount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; as, the sum of 5 and 7 is 12.

A quantity of money or currency; any amount, indefinitely; as, a sum of money; a small sum, or a large sum.

The principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the amount; the substance; compendium; as, this is the sum of all the evidence in the case; this is the sum and substance of his objections.

A problem to be solved, or an example to be wrought out.

To bring together into one whole; to collect into one amount; to cast up, as a column of figures; to ascertain the totality of; -- usually with up.

To bring or collect into a small compass; to comprise in a few words; to condense; -- usually with up.

To have (the feathers) full grown; to furnish with complete, or full-grown, plumage.

The total of two or more things; a quantity, as of money; the whole; all; utmost degree; highest point; as, the sum of happiness; in arithmetic, a problem.

To add into one amount; condense into few words: usually with up; as, to sum up a case.

Summed.

Summing.

To make a brief restatement of all the facts: usually with up.

Abbreviation of L. suma, take, or sumendus, sumendum, to be taken, a direction in the signature of a prescription.

The amount of two or more things taken together: the whole of anything: a quantity of money: a problem in arithmetic: chief points: substance or result of reasoning: summary: height: completion.

To collect into one amount or whole: to count: to bring into a few words:-pr.p. summing; pa.t and pa.p. summed.

The whole of anything; amount of quantities taken together; quantity of money; problem in arithmetic.

To collect into a total; present in brief, or as a result.

A portion.

Not definitely known.

Part, but not all.

Certain individuals not designated.

In an approximate degree; about.

Forming adjectives denoting a considerable degree of the quality expressed; as, darksome, quarrelsome.

To recapitulate briefly: with up.

To add into one total.

The result obtained by addition.

Any indefinite amount.

A problem in arithmetic.

The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities or particulars; arithmetical calculation; a quantity of money or currency; amount; summary; substance; height; completion.

To add into one whole; to bring into a small compass or comprise in a few words.

That which two or more numbers, quantities, or particulars form when added or placed together; the amount or whole of anything; the total; a quantity of money; the substance; an abridgment; height.

To collect or add into one whole, as particulars or several numbers; to bring into a small compass; to compute; to condense.

n. [Latin, French] The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars ; -a quantity of money or currency ; any amount indefinitely;-the principal heads or thoughts when viewed together; the amount ; the substance ; compendium ;-height; completion ;-a problem to be solved or example to be wrought in arithmetic.