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ap⋅pre⋅hen⋅si⋅ble

  [ap-ri-hen-suh-buhl]
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–adjective
capable of being understood.
Origin:
1625–35; < LL apprehēnsibilis < L apprehēns(us) grasped (ptp. of apprehendere), equiv. to apprehend- (see apprehend ) + -t(us) ptp. suffix + -ibilis -ible

Related forms:
ap⋅pre⋅hen⋅si⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
ap⋅pre⋅hen⋅si⋅bly, adverb
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ap·pre·hen·si·ble   (āp'rĭ-hěn'sə-bəl)   
adj.  Capable of being understood: apprehensible truths.
ap'pre·hen'si·bly adv.
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