Noun: comprehension ,kóm-pri'hen-shun
- 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"
- The relation of comprising something
"he admired the comprehension of so many ideas in such a short work";
- inclusion
Derived forms: comprehensions
Type of: apprehension, discernment, involvement, savvy, understanding
Antonym: incomprehension
Encyclopedia: Comprehension