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apprehensibility

[ap-ri-hen-suh-buhl]

ap·pre·hen·si·ble

[ap-ri-hen-suh-buhl]
adjective
capable of being understood.

Origin:
1625–35; < Late Latin apprehēnsibilis < Latin apprehēns(us) grasped (past participle of apprehendere), equivalent to apprehend- (see apprehend) + -t(us) past participle suffix + -ibilis -ible

ap·pre·hen·si·bil·i·ty, noun
ap·pre·hen·si·bly, adverb
non·ap·pre·hen·si·bil·i·ty, noun
non·ap·pre·hen·si·ble, adjective
un·ap·pre·hen·si·ble, adjective
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apprehensible (ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪbəl)
 
adj
capable of being comprehended or grasped mentally
 
apprehensi'bility
 
n
 
appre'hensibly
 
adv

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