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- [tahn-toh; Italian tahn-taw]
- /ˈtɑn toʊ; Italian ˈtɑn tɔ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tahn-toh; Italian tahn-taw]
- /ˈtɑn toʊ; Italian ˈtɑn tɔ/
Definitions of tanto word
- adverb tanto (of a musical direction) too much; so much. 1
- adverb tanto too much 0
- adverb tanto so much (Ex.: allegro ma non tanto, fast, but not so much or not too much) 0
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Origin of tanto
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; Italian < Latin tantum so much
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tanto
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tanto popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tanto usage trend in Literature
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