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comprehendible

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com⋅pre⋅hen⋅si⋅ble

  [kom-pri-hen-suh-buhl]
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–adjective
capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
Also, com⋅pre⋅hend⋅i⋅ble  [kom-pri-hen-duh-buhl] .

Origin:
1520–30; < L comprehēnsibilis. See comprehension, -ible

Related forms:
com⋅pre⋅hen⋅si⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, com⋅pre⋅hen⋅si⋅ble⋅ness, noun
com⋅pre⋅hen⋅si⋅bly, adverb
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com·pre·hend   (kŏm'prĭ-hěnd')   
tr.v.   com·pre·hend·ed, com·pre·hend·ing, com·pre·hends

  1. To take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp. See Synonyms at apprehend.

  2. To take in as a part; include. See Synonyms at include.


[Middle English comprehenden, from Latin comprehendere : com-, com- + prehendere, to grasp; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]
com'pre·hend'i·ble adj., com'pre·hend'ing·ly adv.
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