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tantamount

adjective

tan·​ta·​mount ˈtan-tə-ˌmau̇nt How to pronounce tantamount (audio)
: equivalent in value, significance, or effect
a relationship tantamount to marriage

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Tantamount comes from the Anglo-French phrase tant amunter, meaning "to amount to as much." This phrase comes from the Old French tant, meaning "so much" or "as much," and amounter, meaning "to ascend" or "to add up to." When tantamount first entered English, it was used similarly to the Anglo-French phrase, as a verb meaning "to be equivalent." "His not denying tant-amounteth to the affirming of the matter," wrote clergyman Thomas Fuller in 1659, for example. There was also a noun tantamount in the 17th century, but the adjective is the only commonly used form of the term nowadays.

Example Sentences

His statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt. They see any criticism of the President as tantamount to treason.
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Word History

Etymology

obsolete tantamount, noun, equivalent, from Anglo-French tant amunter to amount to as much

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tantamount was in 1641

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