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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessomme
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /sɔm/
"Il a payé une somme importante pour cette voiture."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A particular amount of money.
"They raised a large sum for charity." - 2
The result obtained by adding two or more numbers or amounts together.
"What is the sum of five and seven?"
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'summa', meaning the top, summit, or principal part, which comes from 'summus' (highest). Through Old French 'some' or 'summe', it entered Middle English in the 13th century initially meaning the highest point or total amount, eventually expanding to cover mathematical calculations and general quantities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sum" is said worldwide
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somme
Transliteration: /sɔm/
"Il a payé une somme importante pour cette voiture."
Summe
Transliteration: /ˈzʊmə/
"Die Summe der Kosten war höher als erwartet."
somma
Transliteration: /ˈsom.ma/
"La somma totale include le tasse."
suma
Transliteration: /ˈsu.ma/
"La suma de dos y dos es cuatro."
soma
Transliteration: /ˈsõ.mɐ/
"A soma dos pontos deu a vitória ao time."
योग
Transliteration: yog
"इन दो संख्याओं का योग दस है।"
总数
Transliteration: zǒng shù
"这是一笔巨大的总数。"
합계
Transliteration: hap-gye
"모든 비용의 합계를 계산해 주세요."
合計
Transliteration: gōkei
"注文の合計金額を確認してください。"
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