1. (n.) The act of understanding, knowing\, containing, or comprising; inclusion.

2. (n.) That which is comprehended or enclosed within narrow limits; a summary; an epitome.

3. (n.) The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; the power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect; perception; understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract principles.

4. (n.) The complement of attributes which make up the notion signified by a general term.

5. (n.) A figure by which the name of a whole is put for a part, or that of a part for a whole, or a definite number for an indefinite.

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