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Webster 1913 Edition
Comprehensive
Comˊpre-hen′sive
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
compréhensif
.] 1.
Including much; comprising many things; having a wide scope or a full view.
A very
comprehensive
definition. Bentley.
Large and
comprehensive
idea. Channing.
2.
Having the power to comprehend or understand many things.
“His comprehensive head.” Pope.
3.
(Zool.)
Possessing peculiarities that are characteristic of several diverse groups.
Syn. – Extensive; wide; large; full; compendious.
Webster 1828 Edition
Comprehensive
COMPREHENSIVE
, a.1.
Having the quality of comprising much, or including a great extent; extensive; as a comprehensive charity; a comprehensive view. It seems some times to convey the sense of comprehending much in a small compass.2.
Having the power to comprehend or understand many things at once; as a comprehensive head.