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tantamount.

Equivalent in meaning or effect; amounting to the same thing in practical terms, even if being technically distinct.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/Canada, General-American[ˈtɛəntəˌmaʊnt]Canada, General-American/ˈtæntəˌmæɔnt/Australia

  1. Equivalent in meaning or effect; amounting to the same thing in practical terms, even if being technically distinct.

Where this word comes from

First attested in English in 1628. Either inherited from an unattested Middle English borrowing from Anglo-Norman tant amount, from amunter, from tant (“as much”) amonter (“to amount to”) or borrowed in the early 17th century from Italian tanto montare (“to amount to as much”).

verb/ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/Canada, General-American[ˈtɛəntəˌmaʊnt]Canada, General-American/ˈtæntəˌmæɔnt/Australia

  1. To amount to as much; to be equivalent.

    intransitive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

First attested in English in 1628. Either inherited from an unattested Middle English borrowing from Anglo-Norman tant amount, from amunter, from tant (“as much”) amonter (“to amount to”) or borrowed in the early 17th century from Italian tanto montare (“to amount to as much”).

noun/ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/Canada, General-American[ˈtɛəntəˌmaʊnt]Canada, General-American/ˈtæntəˌmæɔnt/Australia

  1. Something which has the same value or amount (as something else). (attributive use passing into adjective, below)

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

First attested in English in 1628. Either inherited from an unattested Middle English borrowing from Anglo-Norman tant amount, from amunter, from tant (“as much”) amonter (“to amount to”) or borrowed in the early 17th century from Italian tanto montare (“to amount to as much”).

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