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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Pro Tanto As an instalment, good enough as far as it goes, but not final; for what it is worth. "I heard Mr. Parnell accept the Bill of 1886 as a measure that would close the differences between the two countries; but since then he stated that he had accepted it as a pro tanto measure. ... It was a parliamentary bet, and he hoped to make future amendments on it."- Mr. Chamberlain's speech, April 10th, 1893. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Degree | Adverb: by degrees, gradually, inasmuch, pro tanto; however, howsoever; step by step, bit by bit, little by little, inch by inch, drop by drop; a little at a time, by inches, by slow degrees, by degrees, by little and little; in some degree, in some measure; to some extent; di grado in grado. |
Smallness | Partially, in part; in a certain degree, to a certain degree; to a certain extent; comparatively; some, rather in some degree, in some measure; something, somewhat; simply, only, purely, merely; at least, at the least, at most, at the most; ever so little, as little as may be, tant soit peu, in ever so small a degree; thus far, pro tanto, within bounds, in a manner, after a fashion, so to speak. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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| Expression | Frequency per Day |
pro tanto | 7 |
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| Language | Translations for "PRO TANTO"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
French | les montants remboursés par anticipation seront imputés sur les montants de remboursement prévus aux dernières échéances d'amortissement (the sum prepaid shall be applied in satisfaction or reduction pro tanto of the outstanding instalments of principal, whenever only part of the balance of the loan for the time being outstanding is prepaid). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | opray antotay | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-n-o-o-p-r-t-t" | |
-1 letter: arnotto, patroon, pronota, rattoon, taproot. | |
-2 letters: attorn, parton, patron, potato, pronto, proton, ratoon, ratton, tarpon. | |
-3 letters: aport, apron, ottar, panto, porno, potto, tanto, tarot, torot, trapt, trona, troop. | |
-4 letters: atop, nota, onto, otto, pant, part, poon, poor, porn, port, prao, prat, proa, rant, rapt, rato, roan, root, rota, roto, tarn, taro, tarp, tart, toon. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-n-o-o-p-r-t-t" | |
+1 letter: protonate. | |
+2 letters: antiproton, portamento, protonated, protonates. | |
+3 letters: antiprotons, contraption, cotransport, deportation, exportation, importation, orthopteran, portamentos, potentiator, prostration, protagonist, protonating, protonation, protonemata, protonotary, protoplanet, protraction. | |
+4 letters: contemplator, contraptions, cotransports, deportations, exportations, importations, interpolator, metropolitan, operationist, orthopterans, pontificator, postabortion, postromantic, potentiators, propitiation, prostrations, protagonists, protestation, prothonotary, protonations, protonematal, protoplanets, protractions, somatotropin, trapshooting. | |
+5 letters: anthropometry, anticorporate, apportionment, bootstrapping, containerport, contemplators, contraception, cotransported, expectoration, extrapolation, interpolation, interpolators, metropolitans, operationists, patronization, photoreaction, pontificators, prognosticate, propitiations, proportionate, protestations, protonotaries, recomputation, reexportation, reimportation, somatotrophin, somatotropins, teleportation, temporization, transposition, trapshootings. | |
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