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tanto

[ tahn-toh; Italian tahn-taw ]
/ ˈtɑn toʊ; Italian ˈtɑn tɔ /

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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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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