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prɪˈhɛn noun
1.
the act or process of comprehending.
2.
the state of being comprehended.
3.
perception or understanding: His comprehension of physics is amazing for a young student.
4.
capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; power to grasp ideas; ability to know.
5.
Logic. the connotation of a term.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin comprehēnsiōn- (stem of comprehēnsiō), equivalent to comprehēns(us) (past participle of comprehendere to comprehend) + -iōn- -ion
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin comprehēnsiōn- (stem of comprehēnsiō), equivalent to comprehēns(us) (past participle of comprehendere to comprehend) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
mis·com·pre·hen·sion, noun
non·com·pre·hen·sion, noun
pre·com·pre·hen·sion, noun
su·per·com·pre·hen·sion, noun
un·com·pre·hen·sion, noun
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Precomprehension
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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comprehension (ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or capacity of understanding |
| 2. | the state of including or comprising something; comprehensiveness |
| 3. | education an exercise consisting of a previously unseen passage of text with related questions, designed to test a student's understanding esp of a foreign language |
| 4. | obsolete logic the attributes implied by a given concept or term; connotation |
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Word Origin & History
comprehension
1540s, from L. comprehensionem "a seizing," noun of action from comprehendere (see comprehend). In reading education, from 1921.
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Medical Dictionary
comprehension com·pre·hen·sion (kŏm'prĭ-hěn'shən)
n.
See apperception.
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