comprehension
comprehension is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 36 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.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.
- 3.(Logic) The complement of attributes which make up the notion signified by a general term.
- 4.(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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- admission
- admit
- build
- class
- combination
- component
- compose
- composed
- composition
- comprehend
- consist
- constitute
- constitution
- contain
- crasis
- drag
- embodiment
- embody
- embrace
- enter
- fill
- form
- formation
- formed
- hold
- implicate
- include
- inclusion
- into
- involve
- made
- make
- reception
- resolved
- take
- the
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is comprehension.
- What is 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 called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is the complement of attributes which make up the notion signified by a general term called?
- What is 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 called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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