Thesaurus: comprehension

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1. n. The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion.
2. n. That which is comprehended or inclosed within narrow limits; a summary; an epitome.
3. n. The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; the power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect; perception; understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract principles.
4. n. The complement of attributes which make up the notion signified by a general term.
5. n. A figure by which the name of a whole is put for a part, or that of a part for a whole, or a definite number for an indefinite.
6. n. an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
7. n. the relation of comprising something
8. 1. The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion. In the Old Testament there is a close comprehension of the New; in the New, an open discovery of the Old. Hooker. 2. That which is comrehended or inclosed within narrow limits; a summary; an epitome. [Obs.] Though not a catalogue of fundamentals, yet . . . a comprehension of them. Chillingworth. 3. The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; the power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect; perception; understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract principles. 4. (Logic) The complement of attributes which make up the notion signified by a general term. 5. (Rhet.) A figure by which the name of a whole is put for a part, or that of a part for a whole, or a definite number for an indefinite.
9. The complement of attributes which make up the notion signifiedby a general term.
10. n:100 n. an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)