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Summe

sum, total

noun ZUM-me Rare

Origin: from Latin summa

Also means

amount of money

Usage Note

Summe is both the arithmetic sum and a sum of money (eine hohe Summe). The verb summieren means to add up. The plural Summen is regular.

Examples

"Die Summe aller Zahlen ergibt einhundert."

Natural Translation

The sum of all the numbers comes to one hundred.

Literal Translation

The sum of-all numbers yields one-hundred.

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