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comprehensible
 
SYLLABICATION:com·pre·hen·si·ble
PRONUNCIATION:  kmpr-hns-bl
ADJECTIVE: Readily comprehended or understood; intelligible.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin comprehnsibilis, from comprehnsus, past participle of comprehendere, to comprehend. See comprehend.
OTHER FORMS:compre·hensi·bili·ty —NOUN
compre·hensi·bly —ADVERB
 
 
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