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tantamount

/ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/TAN-tuh-mownt
/ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/TAN-tuh-mownt

Meaningneut

Common meaning: equivalent in effect

Journey through time

  1. Latintantum‘neut’source
  2. Anglo-Frenchmeaning shiftsneut → amount to as muchtant amunter‘amount to as much’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsamount to as much → equivalent in effecttantamount‘equivalent in effect’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin tantum ‘neut’.

Roots

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