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comprehension (iou)



comprehension noun. LME.
[French comprehension or Latin comprehensio(n-), from comprehens-: see COMPREHENSIBLE, -ION.]
I.
The act, fact, or faculty of understanding, esp. of writing or speech; mental grasp. LME.
b. spec. The setting or answering of questions on a set passage to test or improve linguistic understanding, esp. as a school exercise. M20.
An understanding, an adequate notion, (of). L16.
An act of grasping physically. rare. M17-M18.
II.
The action of including, containing, or comprising; the fact or condition of being so included etc. LME.
b. Ecclesiastical History. The inclusion of Nonconformists in the Church of England. M17.
The faculty or quality of including; inclusiveness. E17.
Logic. The sum of the attributes included in a concept; intension. E18.