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tantamount definition

tan·ta·mount (tant′ə mo̵unt′)

adjective

having equal force, value, effect, etc.; equal or equivalent (to)

Etymology: < Anglo-Fr tant amunter, to amount to as much < OFr tant (< L tantus, so much: see tandem) + amonter (see amount)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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