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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1691-1692
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Tantamount, adj. [17th c. Eng. tantamount (1641).] Equal, equivalent (to something). — a1692 Kirk in Il Cappellano delle Fate 30.
One piece of gold is tantamount To heaps of pennies on accompt
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"Tantamount adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/tantamount>
