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Comprehension Common

Origin: Latin suffix -sion

Comprehension has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)

"how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"

"he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"

2

the relation of comprising something

"he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work"

3

thorough understanding

"After reading the complex manual twice, she finally achieved full comprehension of how to operate the machine."

Example Sentences
"how you can do that is beyond my comprehension" noun
"he was famous for his comprehension of American literature" noun
"he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work" noun
Related Terms
Antonyms
incomprehension
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
understanding involvement

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French compréhension, from Latin comprehensiō ("taking together"), from com- ("with, together") + prehendō ("take").

Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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