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Webster 1913 Edition


Comprehension

Comˊpre-hen′sion

,
Noun.
[L.
comprehensio
: cf. F.
compréhension
.]
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 comprehended 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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Comprehension

COMPREHENSION

, n.
1.
The act or quality of comprehending, or containing; a comprising.
In the Old Testament there is a close comprehension of the New; in the New, an open discovery of the Old.
2.
An including or containing within a narrow compass; a summary; an epitome or compend.
This wise and religious aphorism in the text, is the sum and comprehension of all the ingredients of human happiness.
3.
Capacity of the mind to understand; power of the understanding to receive and contain ideas; capacity of knowing.
The nature of spirit is not within our comprehension.
4.
In rhetoric, a grope or 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.

Definition 2024


comprehensión

comprehensión

Spanish

Noun

comprehensión f (plural comprehensiones)

  1. Rare form of comprensión.