adj.
- Of the same size, extent, or duration as another.
- Corresponding in size or degree; proportionate: a salary commensurate with my performance.
- Measurable by a common standard; commensurable.
[Late Latin commēnsūrātus : Latin com-, com- + mēnsūrātus (from past participle of mēnsūrāre, to measure , from Latin mēnsūra, measure; see measure).]
commensurately com·men'su·rate·ly adv.commensuration com·men'su·ra'tion n.
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