TANTAMOUNT
\tˈantɐmˌa͡ʊnt], \tˈantɐmˌaʊnt], \t_ˈa_n_t_ɐ_m_ˌaʊ_n_t]\
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being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt"
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being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt"
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By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification; as, silence is sometimes tantamount to consent. "Put the questions into Latin, we are still never the nearer, they are plainly tantamount; at least the difference to me is undiscernible."-Waterland. "Actions were brought against persons who had defamed the Duke of York; and damages tantamount to a sentence of perpetual imprisonment were demanded by the plaintiff and without difficulty obtained."-Macaulay.
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To be tantamount or equivalent. "That which in God's estimate may tantamount to a direct undervaluing."-Jer. Taylor.
By Daniel Lyons
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