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so much

 
Dictionary: so much

adv.
  1. In that degree; to that extent. Used with the comparative form of adjectives: If she wins the award, so much the better for the team.
  2. In such a degree; to such an extent: The ideas of the candidates are so much alike that he could see no difference between them.
adj.
  1. So great in quantity, degree, or extent: There's been so much rain the crops are rotting in the fields.
  2. Equivalent or equal in quantity, degree, or extent: The report sounded like so much baloney.
pron.
  1. An unspecified amount or degree: charged so much a yard.
  2. Everything that can be said or done. Used to summarize or dismiss something: So much for the real story behind this sensational trial.

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Idioms: so much
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An unspecified amount or cost, as in They price the fabric at so much per yard. [Late 1300s] Also see as much as; so much for; so much the.


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of so extreme a degree or extent
  Synonym: such


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more