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insomuch

[ in-suh-muhch, -soh- ]
/ ˌɪn səˈmʌtʃ, -soʊ- /

adverb

to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
inasmuch (usually followed by as).

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Origin of insomuch

1350–1400; Middle English; originally phrase in so much

Words nearby insomuch

in someone's shoes, in someone's stead, insomnia, insomniac, insomnolence, insomuch, insomuch as, insorption, insouciance, insouciant, insoul
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British Dictionary definitions for insomuch

insomuch
/ (ˌɪnsəʊˈmʌtʃ) /

adverb

(foll by as or that) to such an extent or degree
(foll by as) because of the fact (that); inasmuch (as)
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