Each of the four levels "prehends" the other, and so in the punning of words so frequent in hieroglyphic writing, we encounter a richer and more inclusive mode of thought than we are accustomed to.
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Prehend
//pɹɪˈhɛnd//
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c. 1615-1617, Thomas Middleton, The Widow Here they be all three now ; prehend 'em , officers
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