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commensurate adjective [ kəˈmɛnʃ(ə)rət ]

• corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.
• "salary will be commensurate with age and experience"
Similar: equivalent, equal, corresponding, correspondent, comparable, proportionate, proportional, commensurable, appropriate to, in keeping with, in line with, consistent with, corresponding to, in accordance with, according to, relative to, in proportion with, proportionate to, dependent on, based on, commensurable with/to,
Opposite: disproportionate,
Origin: mid 17th century: from late Latin commensuratus, from com- ‘together’ + mensuratus, past participle of mensurare ‘to measure’.


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