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comprehensible
com·pre·hen·si·ble
[
kòmprə hénssəb'l
]
adjective
Definition:
intelligible:
capable of being understood
[
15th century. Directly or via French< Latin
comprehensibilis
<
comprehens-
, past participle of
comprehendere
(see
comprehend
)
]
com·pre·hen·si·bil·i·ty
[
kòmprə henssə bíllətee
]
noun
com·pre·hen·si·ble·ness
[
kòmprə hénsəb'lnəss
]
noun
com·pre·hen·si·bly
[
kòmprə hénsəblee
]
adverb
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com·pre·hen·si·bil·i·ty [ kòmprə henssə bíllətee ] nouncom·pre·hen·si·ble·ness [ kòmprə hénsəb'lnəss ] nouncom·pre·hen·si·bly [ kòmprə hénsəblee ] adverb
