総|そうsou[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. prefixwhole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
   総そう入れ歯いればにする必要ひつようがあります。↗

   You have to have a full denture.

• Related悉皆しっかいWrittenWritten/formal prose for 'all, entirely, without exception', as in 「悉皆調査」; 「総」 is a prefix marking the whole or total.
• Antonym個別こべつNeutralTreats things one by one, individually — the opposite of 「総」, which covers everything together; e.g. 「個別対応」.

Use 「総」 as a prefix for the whole or total, as in 「総選挙」「総額」「総理」. In written prose, say 「悉皆」 for 'all, without exception'; for individual, case-by-case matters use 「個別」.

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1. 全体ぜんたい、すべてをあわせたという意味いみの接頭辞せっとうじ。