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Webster 1913 Edition

Tantamount

Tan′ta-mountˊ

,
Adj.
[F.
tant
so much (L.
tantus
) + E.
amount
.]
Equivalent in value, signification, or effect.
A usage nearly
tantamount
to constitutional right.
Hallam.
The certainty that delay, under these circumstances, was
tantamount
to ruin.
De Quincey.

Tan′ta-mountˊ

,
Verb.
I.
To be tantamount or equivalent; to amount.
[Obs.]
Jer. Taylor.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tantamount

TANT'AMOUNT

,
Adj.
[L. tantus, so much, and amount.] Equal; equivalent in value or signification; as a sum tantamount to all our expenses. Silence is sometimes tantamount to consent.

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