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tal·ly (tl)
n. pl. tal·lies
1. A reckoning or score.
2.
a. A stick on which notches are made to keep a count or score.
b. A stick on which notches were formerly made to keep a record of amounts paid or owed.
3. A mark used in recording a number of acts or objects, most often in series of five, consisting of four vertical lines canceled diagonally or horizontally by a fifth line.
4. A label, ticket, or piece of metal or wood used for identification or classification, especially in gardens and greenhouses.
5. Something that is very similar or corresponds to something else; a double or counterpart.
6. Nautical A metal plate attached to a ship's machinery and bearing instructions for its use.
v. tal·lied, tal·ly·ing, tal·lies
v.tr.
1. To reckon or count.
2. To record by making a mark.
3. Sports & Games To score (a point or goal) in a game or contest.
4. To label, as with a ticket, for identification or classification.
5. To cause to correspond or agree.
v.intr.
1. To be alike; correspond or agree: The report tallies with your description of the accident.
2. To keep score.
3. Sports & Games To score a point or goal in a game or contest.
[Middle English taly, from Anglo-Norman tallie, from Medieval Latin tallia, from Latin tlea, stick.]

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