The Clue
Tantamount (10 letter answer)
The Answer
EQUIVALENT
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Notes
The answer EQUIVALENT is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
EQUIVALENT as a noun:
1. a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc; "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"
2. (equivalent, equivalent weight, combining weight, eq) = the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
EQUIVALENT as an adjective:
1. (like, equal, equivalent, same) = equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "an equal number"; "the same number"
2. (equivalent, tantamount) = being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt"