tantamount
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təˌmaʊnt adjective
equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification: His angry speech was tantamount to a declaration of war.
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| —adj (foll by to) | |
| as good (as); equivalent in effect (to): his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt | |
| [C17: basically from Anglo-French tant amunter to amount to as much, from tant so much + amunter to | |
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Tantamount
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Word Origin & History
tantamount
1641, from verbal phrase tant amount "be equivalent" (1628), from Anglo-Fr. tant amunter "amount to as much" (1292), from O.Fr. tant "as much" (from L. tantus, from tam "so") + amonter "amount to, go up" (see amount).
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Example sentences
For a rank amateur to accomplish a performance without breaking down in the vast finale was tantamount to a musical revolution.
To do so is tantamount to voluntarily testifying as a character witness.
Inquiring into and articulating the factors that contribute to crime isn't tantamount to excusing it.
As a result, captive panda studies are of tantamount importance.
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