In toto

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In toto
ɪn ˈtəʊtəʊ/ (adv.)
1. A quality possessed by Steve Lukather, David Paich and Steve Porcaro, and once possessed by Jeff and Mike Porcaro, lords of rock rest their gnarly souls;
2. Where dinner is, when Uncle Henry gets back late from a session with his buddies on the moonshine;
3. A pompous Latin way of saying “the whole shooting match”.

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