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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Comprehension \Com`pre*hen"sion\, n. [L. comprehensio: cf F. compr['e]hension.] 1. The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion. In the Old Testament there is a close comprehension of the New in the New an open discovery of the Old --Hooker. 2. That which is comprehended or inclosed within narrow limits; a summary; an epitome. [Obs.] Though not a catalogue of fundamentals, yet . . . a comprehension of them --Chillingworth. 3. The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; the power, act or process of grasping with the intellect; perception; understanding; as a comprehension of abstract principles. 4. (Logic) The complement of attributes which make up the notion signified by a general term. 5. (Rhet.) A figure by which the name of a whole is put for a part or that of a part for a whole, or a definite number for an indefinite. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: comprehension n 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" [ant: {incomprehension}] 2: the relation of comprising something "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work" [syn: {inclusion}] 3: the act of comprising something [syn: {comprising}]
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