01 n. The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion.
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The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion.“In the Old Testament there is a close comprehension of the New; in the New, an open discovery of the Old.” — Hooker.
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That which is comprehended or inclosed within narrow limits; a summary; an epitome.[Obs.]“Though not a catalogue of fundamentals, yet . . . a comprehension of them.” — Chillingworth.
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The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; the power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect; perception; understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract principles.
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The complement of attributes which make up the notion signified by a general term.(Logic)
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A figure by which the name of a whole is put for a part, or that of a part for a whole, or a definite number for an indefinite.(Rhet.)