How do you pronounce "comprehension"?

Pronounced //ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩//.

Comprehension

Common synonyms include: understanding, admissibility, admission, aha moment, appreciation, apprehending.

/ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

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A thorough understanding. countable, uncountable
"Students will be tested on their comprehension of sentences in the foreign language."
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an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result) wordnet
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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. countable, uncountable
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the relation of comprising something wordnet
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A compact syntax for generating a collection in some programming languages, traditionally lists in functional programming languages. countable, uncountable

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The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England. countable, uncountable
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Reading comprehension. countable, uncountable

"Each chapter in the textbook is followed by about a dozen comprehension questions."

Borrowed from Middle French compréhension, from Latin comprehensiō (“taking together”), from com- (“with, together”) + prehendō (“take”).