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mensurability

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men⋅sur⋅a⋅ble

  [men-sher-uh-buhl, -ser-uh-]
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–adjective
measurable.
Origin:
1595–1605; < LL mēnsūrābilis, equiv. to mēnsūrā(re) to measure + -bilis -ble

Related forms:
men⋅sur⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
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men·su·ra·ble   (měn'sər-ə-bəl, -shər-)   
adj.  

  1. That can be measured: mensurable results in employee performance; a mensurable increase in the cost of oil.

  2. Having fixed rhythm and measure, as in music; mensural.

men'su·ra·bil'i·ty, men'su·ra·ble·ness n.
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