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1. An ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
   "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"
    
2. The relation of comprising something
   "he admired the comprehension of so many ideas in such a short work"
   - inclusion

Derived forms: comprehensions

See also: comprehend

Type of: apprehension, discernment, involvement, savvy, understanding

Antonym: incomprehension

Encyclopedia: Comprehension