| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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tantamount
having equal or equivalent value, force, or effect; equal; equivalent (to)
"To require the working poor to pay huge sums of money for indispensable services is tantamount to robbery," she said; "we need to change the system to stop the crime."
Latin root words: tantum - so much; mons, montis, m. - mountain
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