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English Dictionary: tantamount	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tantamount adj 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" Synonym(s): equivalent, tantamount(p)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tantamount \Tan"tamount`\, a. [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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tantamount \Tan"tamount`\, v. i. To be tantamount* or equivalent; to amount. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.