noun [U,C]
1 [U] (especially written) the ability to understand:
speech and comprehension * The task requires a good comprehension of complex instructions. * His behaviour was completely beyond comprehension (= impossible to understand). * She had no comprehension of what was involved.
2 an exercise that trains students to understand a language:
listening comprehension * a reading comprehension
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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