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tantamount
[ tan-tuh-mount ]
/ ËtĂŠn tÉËmaÊnt /
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adjective
equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification: His angry speech was tantamount to a declaration of war.
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Origin of tantamount
First recorded in 1635â45; adjective use of obsolete noun, âthat which amounts to as much, something equivalent,â itself a noun use of an obsolete verb, âto amount to as much,â from Anglo-French tant amunter or Italian tanto montare âto amount to as much,â from Latin tantum, neuter of adjective tantus âof such size, so greatâ; see tanto, amount
synonym study for tantamount
See equal.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH tantamount
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How to use tantamount in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for tantamount
tantamount
/ (ËtĂŠntÉËmaÊnt) /
adjective
(postpositive foll by to) as good (as); equivalent in effect (to)his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt
Word Origin for tantamount
C17: basically from Anglo-French tant amunter to amount to as much, from tant so much + amunter to amount
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