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comprehension

com.pre.hen.sion \.ka:m-pri-'hen-ch*n\ n [MF & L; MF, fr. L comprehension-, 
   comprehensio, fr. comprehensu]s, pp. of comprehendere to understand, 
   comprise 1a: the act or process of comprising  1b: COMPREHENSIVENESS  2a: 
   the act or action of grasping with the intellect  2b: knowledge gained by 
   comprehending  2c: the capacity for understanding  3: CONNOTATION