Nomen

die Gesamtheit

entirety, totality, whole, community

Man muss das Problem in seiner Gesamtheit betrachten.

One must consider the problem in its entirety.

Die Gesamtheit der Mitglieder stimmte dafür.

The entirety of the members voted for it.

die Gesamtheit ((of sth.gen)) the entirety of sth. Die Gesamtheit der Bürger war dagegen.

in seiner/ihrer Gesamtheit in its entirety Man muss das Problem in seiner Gesamtheit betrachten.

Synonyms: totality, whole; Antonyms: part, fragment

From 'gesamt' (total) + '-heit' (a noun suffix indicating a state or quality). It means 'the state of being whole'.

Remember that the suffix '-heit' turns the adjective 'gesamt' (total) into a noun meaning 'totality'.

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