Comprehension Definition
kŏmprĭ-hĕnshən
noun
The fact of including or comprising; inclusiveness.
Webster's New World
The act of grasping with the mind.
Webster's New World
Understanding or knowledge that results from this.
Webster's New World
Capacity to include.
American Heritage
The capacity for understanding ideas, facts, etc.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Comprehension
Noun
Singular:
comprehension
Plural:
comprehensionsOrigin of Comprehension
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Middle English comprehensioun from Latin comprehēnsiō comprehēnsiōn- from comprehēnsus past participle of comprehendere to comprehend comprehend
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle French compréhension.
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