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Inasmuch
In`as*much"\, adv. [In + as + much.] In like degree; in like manner; seeing that; considering that; since; -- followed by as. See In as much as, under In, prep. Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. --Matt. xxv. 45. Syn: Because; since; for; as. See Because.
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inasmuch
contraction of in as much, first attested c.1300 as in als mikel, a Northern form. First contracted to in asmuch, then, beginning 14c. and especially since 17c., to one word.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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