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adjective
1.
having the same measure or divisor: The numbers 6 and 9 are commensurable since they are divisible by 3.
2.
suitable in measure; proportionate.
Origin:
1550–60; < Late Latin commēnsūrābilis, equivalent to Latin com- com- + mēnsūrābilis (equivalent to mēnsūrā(re) (see commensurate) + -bilis -ble)
1550–60; < Late Latin commēnsūrābilis, equivalent to Latin com- com- + mēnsūrābilis (equivalent to mēnsūrā(re) (see commensurate) + -bilis -ble)
Related forms
com·men·su·ra·bil·i·ty, com·men·su·ra·ble·ness, noun
com·men·su·ra·bly, adverb
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Commensurableness
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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