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commensurable

com·men·su·rable

uncommon

adjective

1.

able to be measured by a common standard

  • “hours and minutes are commensurable”
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Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin Latin commensurabilis (“having a common measure”) in 1550s, from Latin com- (“with”) + mensurabilis (“measurable”). Equivalent to com- + mensurable.

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