OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 12578

tantamount

/ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
equiparable • equipolente • equivaler
Equivalent in meaning or effect; amounting to the same thing in practical terms, even if being technically distinct.
Every moment might bring the British cruisers in sight,—two important expeditions had already been baffled in that way,—and the absolute certainty, known to all parties alike, that…
[…] expecting the woman to take her attacker into physical custody is tantamount to preventing the arrest. If she could handle him, she probably would not need to call the police i…
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