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Definition of: comprehension
(kom′pri·hen′shən) noun
1. The mental grasping of ideas, facts, etc., or the power of doing so; understanding.
2. The act or state of including, containing, or taking in; inclusion; comprehensiveness.
3. Logic The complete conception of a term, involving all the elements of its meaning and its correlations. See synonyms under KNOWLEDGE. [<L comprehensio, -onis <comprehendere COMPREHEND]
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