Also means
total
Usage Note
gesamt stresses a whole considered as one unit, slightly more formal than ganz. It loves to form compounds: Gesamtbetrag ('total amount'), Gesamtschule ('comprehensive school'). As a noun das Gesamte means 'the whole'.
Examples
"Die gesamte Stadt feierte mit."
Natural Translation
The entire city celebrated too.
Literal Translation
The entire city celebrated along.

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