Definition of COMPREHENSION

comprehension

Meanings

Plural: comprehensions

Noun

  • 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"
  • the relation of comprising something
  • A thorough understanding.
  • The totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion.
  • A compact syntax for generating a collection in some programming languages, traditionally lists in functional programming languages.
  • The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.
  • Reading comprehension.

Origin / Etymology

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

Antonyms

incomprehension

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