tanto

[ tahn-toh; Italian tahn-taw ]

/ ˈtɑn toʊ; Italian ˈtɑn tɔ /

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adverb Music.

(of a musical direction) too much; so much.

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Origin of tanto

1875–80; Italian <Latin tantum so much

Words nearby tanto

tantamount, tantara, T antigen, tantivy, tant mieux, tanto, tant pis, Tantra, Tantric, Tantrika, Tantrism

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How to use tanto in a sentence

In addition, the currency notes of the Government served in the place pro tanto of the Bank of England notes.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Non si risolvo a credere che si fusse fatto tanto a un pezzo.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
Therefore, its servants are, pro tanto, evil also and rightly to be repudiated.
The I.W.W.|Paul Frederick Brissenden
Ad summam senectutem vixit Fabius Maximus, dignus tanto cognomine.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond

Tanto inde favore ad suffragia itum est, ut tribuni incepto desisterent.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond

British Dictionary definitions for tanto

tanto

/ (ˈtæntəʊ, Italian ˈtanto) /

adverb

too muchallegro ma non tanto See non troppo

Word Origin for tanto

C19: from Italian, from Latin tantum so much

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