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tantamount Definition


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tantamount
adj
    1. Producing the same effect or result as something; as good as it; equivalent to it
      Example: That's tantamount to blackmail!
      Thesaurus: equal, same, synonymous, equivalent, commensurate, comparable.
      Form: tantamount to something (always)
Etymology: 17c: from Anglo-French tant amunter or Italian tanto montare to amount to as much.



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