compréhension

See also: comprehension and comprehensión

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin comprehēnsiōnem, from comprehendere (“to grasp”), from the prefix com- + prehendere (“to seize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.sjɔ̃/

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• Hyphenation: com‧pre‧hen‧sion

Noun

compréhension f (plural compréhensions)

1. comprehension, understanding

   Synonym: entendement

Related terms

• compréhensible
• compréhensif
• comprendre

 

Further reading

• “compréhension”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.