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What's The Definition Of Tantamount?Synonyms | Synonyms for Tantamount: Related Terms | Find terms related to Tantamount: See Also | Tantamount In Webster's Dictionary \Tan"ta*mount`\, a. [F. tant so much (L. tantus) + E.
amount.]
Equivalent in value, signification, or effect.
A usage nearly tantamount to constitutional right.
--Hallam.
The certainty that delay, under these circumstances,
was tantamount to ruin. --De Quincey.
\Tan"ta*mount`\, v. i. To be tantamount or equivalent; to amount. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. |
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