MEANING
The conversion of different things into units or values that can be compared together.
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Words that belong together
- economic commensuration
- commensuration of values
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The study questioned the commensuration of cultural value through money.
Word forms
- Base
- commensuration
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Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation, evaluation. Commonness: uncommon.
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