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commensurately

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com·men·su·rate  (k-mnsr-t, -shr-)
adj.
1. Of the same size, extent, or duration as another.
2. Corresponding in size or degree; proportionate: a salary commensurate with my performance.
3. Measurable by a common standard; commensurable.

[Late Latin commnsrtus : Latin com-, com- + mnsrtus (from past participle of mnsrre, to measure, from Latin mnsra, measure; see measure).]

com·mensu·rate·ly adv.
com·mensu·ration n.
Translations
commensurately [kəˈmɛnsərɪtli] adv
[high, modest] → proportionnellement; [increase, grow, fall] → proportionnellement
commensurately


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