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intercomprehension

intercomprehension noun: the ability to comprehend each other in spite of speaking different languages.

Noun

intercomprehension (usually uncountable, plural intercomprehensions)

  1. (usually) The ability to comprehend each other in spite of speaking different languages.
    • The authors of this book worked in a research group dealing with the optimal use of mutually complementary strategies for communication in multilingual settings, such as translation and interpreting, the development of receptive skills within language families (so-called intercomprehension) and...[2022, Sabine Fiedler, Cyril Robert Brosch, “A note to the reader”, in Esperanto – Lingua Franca and Language Community, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL, page xix

Forms of intercomprehension

pluralintercomprehensions

Origin of intercomprehension

From inter- + comprehension.

Questions about intercomprehension

What does intercomprehension mean?
Intercomprehension means the ability to comprehend each other in spite of speaking different languages.
What part of speech is intercomprehension?
Intercomprehension is a noun.
What is the plural of intercomprehension?
The plural of intercomprehension is intercomprehensions.

Words near intercomprehension in the dictionary

  1. intercomplementations
  2. intercomplex
  3. intercomponent
  4. intercomprehensibility
  5. intercomprehensible
  6. intercomprehension
  7. intercomprehensions
  8. intercomputer
  9. intercoms
  10. interconal
  11. interconception

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