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Definition of Tantamount

Tantamount
Tantamount Tan"ta*mount`, 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.
Tantamount
Tantamount Tan"ta*mount`, v. i. To be tantamount or equivalent; to amount. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.

Meaning of Tantamount from wikipedia

- The Richleighs of Tantamount is a children's historical novel written by British author Barbara Willard. It was originally published in the United Kingdom...
- Tantamount Theater was a puppet theatre for children and their families located in Carmel Valley, California. François Joseph Martin built and owned the...
- victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat. Such a victory negates any true sense of achievement or damages...
- (i.e. more competitive) type of seat is a marginal seat. The phrase "tantamount to election" is often used to describe winning the dominant party's nomination...
- N****er posited the equation that any direct peace talks with Israel were tantamount to surrender. After the war, the entire Soviet bloc of Eastern Europe...
- Tantamount to Treason Volume 1 (also known as simply Tantamount to Treason) is Michael Nesmith's fourth solo album during his post-Monkees career. Released...
- alliance with NATO members Turkey and Greece in 1954 was regarded as tantamount to joining NATO in Soviet eyes, and his vague talk of a neutralist Communist...
- a legitimate government, and that making any treaty with it would be tantamount to recognition of it as a sovereign government. Lincoln instead attempted...
- amount that defense lawyer Steve Farese Sr. claimed was excessive and "tantamount to no bond at all". A plea for reduction of bond was filed and subsequently...
- race after dialing a purposely slow time. Considered a dirty trick or tantamount to cheating in amateur classes. Scattershield – metal sheet protecting...