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adjective, as good (as); equivalent in effect (to)
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tantamount
- 1) adjective, as good (as); equivalent in effect (to)
Etymology
C17: basically from Anglo-French tant amunter to amount to as much, from tant so much + amunter to amount
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
everyone should have a 20ft picture of themselves up somewhere. It's good for the ego.
Git takes me back to my childhood. Along with eggy.