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comprisal

/kəmˈpɹaɪzəl/

comprisal noun: the act of comprising or comprehending.

Noun

comprisal (plural comprisals)

  1. (archaic) The act of comprising or comprehending
  2. (archaic) A compendium or epitome.
  3. The composition, the makeup, that which comprises something.

Forms of comprisal

pluralcomprisals
alternative form (rare)comprizal

Origin of comprisal

From comprise + -al.

Questions about comprisal

What does comprisal mean?
Comprisal means the act of comprising or comprehending.
What part of speech is comprisal?
Comprisal is a noun.
How do you pronounce comprisal?
Comprisal is pronounced /kəmˈpɹaɪzəl/.
What is the plural of comprisal?
The plural of comprisal is comprisals.

Words near comprisal in the dictionary

  1. comprint
  2. comprinted
  3. comprinting
  4. comprints
  5. comprisable
  6. comprisal
  7. comprisals
  8. comprise
  9. comprised
  10. comprises
  11. comprisest

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