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commensurate

[kuh-men-ser-it, -sher-] Origin

com·men·su·rate

[kuh-men-ser-it, -sher-]
adjective
1.
having the same measure; of equal extent or duration.
2.
corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
3.
proportionate; adequate.
4.
having a common measure; commensurable.

Origin:
1635–45; < Late Latin commēnsūrātus, equivalent to Latin com- com- + mēnsūrātus (past participle of mēnsūrāre to measure); see -ate1

com·men·su·rate·ly, adverb
com·men·su·rate·ness, noun
com·men·su·ra·tion [kuh-men-suh-rey-shuhn, -shuh-] , noun
un·com·men·su·rate, adjective
un·com·men·su·rate·ly, adverb

commensurate, commiserate.
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Commensurate is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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commensurate (kəˈmɛnsərɪt, -ʃə-)
 
adj
1.  having the same extent or duration
2.  corresponding in degree, amount, or size; proportionate
3.  able to be measured by a common standard; commensurable
 
[C17: from Late Latin commēnsūrātus, from Latin com- same + mēnsurāre to measure]
 
com'mensurately
 
adv
 
com'mensurateness
 
n
 
commensuration
 
n

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commensurate
c.1400, from L.L. commensuratus, from L. com- "with" + L.L. mensuratus, pp. of mensurare "to measure," from mensura (see measure).
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