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   Com·pre·hen·sion

   /ˌkämprəˈhen(t)SH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or capability of understanding something: "some won't have the least comprehension of what I'm trying to do"
   • 2. inclusion. archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French compréhension or Latin comprehensio(n-), from the verb comprehendere ‘seize, comprise’ (see comprehend).

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