comprehension

Definition of Comprehension in English :

Noun

1. comprehension

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

Example Sentences:
'how you can do that is beyond my comprehension'
'he was famous for his comprehension of American literature'

2. comprehension, inclusion

the relation of comprising something

Example Sentences:
'he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work'

inclusion

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Comprehension

see synonyms of comprehension

noun

1.

the act or capacity of understanding

2.

the state of including or comprising something; comprehensiveness

3. 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

4. logic obsolete

the attributes implied by a given concept or term; connotation

Comprehension

see synonyms of comprehension

noun

1.

the fact of including or comprising; inclusiveness

2.

a.

the act of grasping with the mind

b.

understanding or knowledge that results from this

3.

the capacity for understanding ideas, facts, etc.

Comprehension

see synonyms of comprehension

n.

1.

a. The act or fact of grasping the meaning, nature, or importance of; understanding.

b. The knowledge that is acquired in this way.

2. Capacity to include; comprehensiveness.

3. Logic The sum of meanings and corresponding implications inherent in a term.

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