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un comprehensible
com·pre·hen·si·ble
/
ˌkɒm
prɪˈhɛn
sə
bəl
/
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[
kom-pri-
hen
-s
uh
-b
uh
l
]
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adjective
capable of being
comprehended
or understood; intelligible.
Also,
com·pre·hend·i·ble
/
ˌkɒm
prɪˈhɛn
də
bəl
/
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[
kom-pri-
hen
-d
uh
-b
uh
l
]
Show IPA
.
Origin:
1520–30;
<
Latin
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
in·ter·com·pre·hen·si·bil·i·ty,
noun
non·com·pre·hend·i·ble,
adjective
non·com·pre·hen·si·ble,
adjective
non·com·pre·hen·si·ble·ly,
adverb
un·com·pre·hen·si·ble,
adjective
un·com·pre·hen·si·ble·ness,
noun
un·com·pre·hen·si·b·ly,
adverb
Can be confused:
comprehensible,
comprehensive
.
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comprehensible
(ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəb
ə
l)
—
adj
capable of being comprehended
comprehensi'bility
—
n
compre'hensibleness
—
n
compre'hensibly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
comprehensible
1520s, "able to be contained," from L. comprehensibilem, from comprehensus, pp. of comphrehendere (see
comprehend
). Meaning "able to be understood" is from c.1600.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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