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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tantamount  \Tan"ta*mount`\,  v.  i. 
  To  be  tantamount  or  equivalent;  to  amount.  [Obs.]  --Jer. 
  Taylor. 




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