What is the act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping, as with the hand or other member called?
prehension — The act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping, as with the hand or other member. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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