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Comprehension \Com`pre*hen"sion\, n. [L. comprehensio: cf. F.
compr['e]hension.]
1. The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising;
inclusion.
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In the Old Testament there is a close comprehension
of the New; in the New, an open discovery of the
Old. --Hooker.
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2. That which is comprehended or inclosed within narrow
limits; a summary; an epitome. [Obs.]
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Though not a catalogue of fundamentals, yet . . . a
comprehension of them. --Chillingworth.
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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.
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4. (Logic) The complement of attributes which make up the
notion signified by a general term.
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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.
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