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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...
- 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...
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- delegation; Quwatli and Azem were notified a day later and considered it tantamount to a "military coup". N****er's final terms for the union were decisive...
- 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...
- encouraged the stigmatization of minorities. He saw minority demands as tantamount to treason. His increasingly chauvinistic notions of Arab nationalism...
- or without required permissions is considered plagiarism, and may be tantamount to copyright infringement, which can be subject to legal proceedings....