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   comprehension

   /ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the ability to understand something: "some won't have the least comprehension of what I'm trying to do"
   • ▪ the setting of questions on a set text to test understanding, as a school exercise: British "comprehension exercises"
   • 2. inclusion. archaic
   • ▪ the inclusion of Nonconformists within the Established Church of England (as proposed in the 17th to 19th centuries but not adopted). historical

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French compréhension or Latin comprehensio(n-), from the verb comprehendere ‘seize, comprise’ (see comprehend).

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   comprehension: [noun] the act or action of grasping with the intellect : understanding. knowledge gained by comprehending. the capacity for understanding fully.

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   4 meanings: 1. the act or capacity of understanding 2. the state of including or comprising something; comprehensiveness 3..... Click for more definitions.

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   The word comprehension means understanding. When you lack comprehension of a difficult word, you will likely need to look up its definition and usage in a cool, down-to-earth online dictionary!

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   Comprehension definition: the act or process of comprehending. . See examples of COMPREHENSION used in a sentence.

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   COMPREHENSION definition: 1. the ability to understand something: 2. a test to see how well students understand written or…. Learn more.

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    comprehension meaning, definition, what is comprehension: the ability to understand something: Learn more.

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    4. (Logic) logic obsolete the attributes implied by a given concept or term; connotation