comprehension

Definition

A thorough understanding.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "Students will be tested on their comprehension of sentences in the foreign language."
• "What appeal to him are the broad visions, the specious comprehension of the social order as a whole which a planned system promises."

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