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1350–1400; Middle English comprehenden < Latin comprehendere, equivalent to com- com- + prehendere to grasp; see prehensile
1350–1400; Middle English comprehenden < Latin comprehendere, equivalent to com- com- + prehendere to grasp; see prehensile
Related forms
com·pre·hend·er, noun
com·pre·hend·ing·ly, adverb
non·com·pre·hend·ing, adjective
non·com·pre·hend·ing·ly, adverb
pre·com·pre·hend, verb (used with object)
EXPANDself-com·pre·hend·ing, adjective
un·com·pre·hend·ed, adjective
un·com·pre·hend·ing, adjective
un·com·pre·hend·ing·ly, adverb
well-com·pre·hend·ed, adjective
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Comprehended
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
comprehend
mid-14c., "to grasp with the mind," from L. comprehendere "to take together, to unite; include; seize" (of catching fire or the arrest of criminals); also "to comprehend, perceive" (to seize or take in the mind), from com- "completely" + prehendere "to catch hold of, seize" (see prehensile).
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