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commensurate

/kəˈmɛnsəɹət/ adjective C2
  1. Of a proportionate or similar measurable standard. · commensurate punishments· The rewards will be commensurate with the efforts made.
  2. Describing a crystal in which every atom or molecule is placed in the same relative position
  3. Describing two numbers within the same Archimedean class, so that neither is infinitely larger than the other.
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The sum is ample for a well-considered meal, a bottle bearing a respectable label, commensurate tips, a smoke, cab fare and the ordinary etceteras.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 26 · C1

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