how to pronounce tantamount

/ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/

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tantamount is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of tantamount in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… uh to be tantamount to election for …”

meanings of tantamount

adjective:

Equivalent in meaning or effect; amounting to the same thing in practical terms, even if being technically distinct.

verb:

To amount to as much; to be equivalent.

noun:

Something which has the same value or amount (as something else). (attributive use passing into adjective, below).

tantamount frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word tantamount occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics tantamount can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that tantamount can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;