Inasmuch
Pronunciation : In`as*much"
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [In + as + much.]
Definition : Defn: In like degree; in like manner; seeing that; considering that; since; -- followed by as. See In as much as, under In, prep. Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. Matt. xxv. 45.
Syn. -- Because; since; for; as. See Because.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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