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noncomprehender

noncomprehender noun: one who fails to comprehend something.

Noun

noncomprehender (plural noncomprehenders)

  1. One who fails to comprehend something.
    • It is noteworthy that comprehenders were higher in working memory span than noncomprehenders.1995, P. A. Allen, T. R. Bashore, Age Differences in Word and Language Processing, page 182

Forms of noncomprehender

pluralnoncomprehenders

Origin of noncomprehender

From non- + comprehender.

Questions about noncomprehender

What does noncomprehender mean?
Noncomprehender means one who fails to comprehend something.
What part of speech is noncomprehender?
Noncomprehender is a noun.
What is the plural of noncomprehender?
The plural of noncomprehender is noncomprehenders.

Words near noncomprehender in the dictionary

  1. noncompoundable
  2. noncompounded
  3. noncompounder
  4. noncompounders
  5. noncompounds
  6. noncomprehender
  7. noncomprehenders
  8. noncomprehending
  9. noncomprehensible
  10. noncomprehension
  11. noncomprehensions

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