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comprehensions

comprehensions is the plural of comprehension.

Meaning of comprehension

Noun

comprehension (countable and uncountable, plural comprehensions)

  1. A thorough understanding.
    • Students will be tested on their comprehension of sentences in the foreign language.
    Synonyms:
    appreciation
  2. The totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion.
  3. A compact syntax for generating a collection in some programming languages, traditionally lists in functional programming languages.
  4. The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.
  5. Reading comprehension.

Questions about comprehensions

What is comprehensions the plural of?
Comprehensions is the plural of comprehension.

Words near comprehensions in the dictionary

  1. comprehensible
  2. comprehensible input
  3. comprehensibleness
  4. comprehensibly
  5. comprehension
  6. comprehensions
  7. comprehensive
  8. comprehensive cover
  9. comprehensive coverage
  10. comprehensive distancing
  11. comprehensive insurance

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