comprehension

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  1. noun The act or fact of grasping the meaning, nature, or importance of; understanding.
  2. noun The knowledge that is acquired in this way.
  3. noun Capacity to include.
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  • It is without his sphere and comprehension, therefore it is called “the peace of God which passes all understanding,” (Phil. —  The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning
  • I watched the progress of the portrait with utter lack of comprehension, and with perfect faith in the ultimate result. —  The Promised Land
  • A sensitive young mind, stunned by realities never dreamed of, recovers slowly; and the first outward evidence of returning comprehension is an out-stretched hand, a groping in the shadows for the hand of the best beloved. —  Lorraine A romance
  • She spoke with an artless sureness of comprehension--a certainty--they were close in spirit at that moment, and she was not frightened, not even conscious of it. —  The Squirrel-Cage
  • There was--as I fancied--a dawning comprehension, a dawning terror in her blue eyes. —  The Return Of The Soul 1896
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  1. Middle English comprehensioun, from Latin comprehēnsiō, comprehēnsiōn-, from comprehēnsus, past participle of comprehendere, to comprehend; see comprehend.

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  1. =F. compréhension = Spanish comprension, comprehension = Portuguese comprehensão = Italian comprensione, from Latin comprehensio(n-), conprehensio(n-), from comprehendere, past participle comprehensus, comprehend: see comprehend.
 

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/kɑmprəˈhɛnʃən/
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