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sum
UK /sʌm/ US /sʌm/
noun 8verb 2det 1pron 1name 1
Definitions
noun
1
A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.
The sum of 3 and 4 is 7.
Take yee the ſumme of all the Congregation of the children of Iſrael,[…]
2
A quantity of money.
a tidy sum
the sum of forty pounds
3
A summary; the principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the substance.
This is the sum of all the evidence in the case.
This is the sum and substance of his objections.
4
A central idea or point; gist.
5
The utmost degree; the greatest or most perfect realization (of some concept).
Thus I have told thee all my State, and brought / My Storie to the ſum of earthly bliſs[…]
Our wisdom and skill cannot save us from accidents, pains, and from that sum of all fears and distresses—death.
verb
1
To add together.
when you say that stability and change are, it's because you're summing them up together as embraced by it, and taking note of the communion each of them has with being.
2
To give a summary of.
noun
1
The basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan.
2
The basic unit of money in Uzbekistan.
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