| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pre·hen·sion |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  pr -h n sh n |
| NOUN: | 1. The act of grasping or seizing. 2a. Apprehension by the senses. b. Understanding. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin prehnsi , prehnsin-, from prehnsus, past participle of prehendere, to seize. See ghend- in Appendix I.
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