What does "tantamount" mean?
Tantamount: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.To be tantamount or equivalent; to amount. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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