tanto

American  

[tahn-toh, tahn-taw] / ˈtɑn toʊ, ˈtɑn tɔ /

adverb

Music.

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

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tanto British  

/ ˈtanto, ˈtæntəʊ /

adverb

1. too much See non troppo

   allegro ma non tanto

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Etymology

Origin of tanto

1875–80; Italian < Latin tantum so much

Example Sentences

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tanto

We looked upon it as valuable in itself pro tanto and as the honest effort of a Government with self-imposed limits to do justice to Ireland.

From The New Irish Constitution by J. H. Morgan

"Unde leves animae tanto caluere furore?" he cried, and glanced up at Ralph to see if he understood the quotation, as the two girls dropped their eyes ashamed.

From The King's Achievement by Robert Hugh Benson

But when we find that an even closer coincidence immediately presents itself, which manifestly is a coincidence only, the force of the evidence before derived from mere coincidence is pro tanto shaken.

From Myths and Marvels of Astronomy by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor

There was a man, tanto buono, as good as could be, who lived in squalid misery. 

From Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series by Charles Godfrey Leland

Now, did you ever think, or do you believe, that the fact of a course of conduct, or of an opinion, being the conduct or the opinion of a majority, is pro tanto against it?

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Alexander Maclaren