Sum
Sum noun - A complete amount of something.
Tale
Tale noun - A total number obtained or recorded by noting each thing as it was being added.
Usage example: when the tale of the dead from the disaster is announced, the city will be in shock
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Both words in one sentence
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His long film résumé includes compelling work in the 1958 submarine favorite Run Silent, Run Deep and two 1960s cult classics the war/heist comedy Kelly's Heroes and Roger Corman's science fiction/horror tale, X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes.
Source: Creator / Don Rickles
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