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Com`pre*hen"sion (?), n. [L. comprehensio: cf. F. compréhension.] 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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