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Incommensurate Definition & Meaning

incommensurate
adjective
  1. not corresponding in size or degree or extent; "a reward incommensurate with his effort"

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What does incommensurate mean?
not corresponding in size or degree or extent; "a reward incommensurate with his effort"
What part of speech is incommensurate?
Incommensurate is an adjective.

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