COMPREHENSION
\kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnʃən], \kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnʃən], \k_ˌɒ_m_p_ɹ_ɪ_h_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of COMPREHENSION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"
By Princeton University
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an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion.
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That which is comprehended or inclosed within narrow limits; a summary; an epitome.
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The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; the power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect; perception; understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract principles.
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The complement of attributes which make up the notion signified by a general term.
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A figure by which the name of a whole is put for a part, or that of a part for a whole, or a definite number for an indefinite.
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Act or faculty of comprehending; understanding.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The act or power of comprehending; understanding.
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Inclusion; comprehensiveness.
By James Champlin Fernald
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The act of comprehending or comprising; inclusion; capacity of the mind to understand. The comprehension of a term, the sum of the attributes which it implies.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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