comprehension
[ kom-pri-hen-shuh n ]
/ ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn ʃən /
noun
Origin of comprehension
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin
comprehēnsiōn- (stem of
comprehēnsiō), equivalent to
comprehēns(us) (past participle of
comprehendere to
comprehend) +
-iōn-
-ion
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British Dictionary definitions for comprehension
comprehension
/ (ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnʃən) /
noun
the act or capacity of understanding
the state of including or comprising something; comprehensiveness
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
logic obsolete
the attributes implied by a given concept or term; connotation
Medical definitions for comprehension
comprehension
[ kŏm′prĭ-hĕn′shən ]
n.
apperception