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comprehension

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌkɒmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩

Definitions

  1. A thorough understanding.
  2. A thorough understanding
  3. The totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion.
  4. The totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion
  5. A compact syntax for generating a collection in some programming languages, traditionally lists in functional programming languages.
  6. A compact syntax for generating a collection in some programming languages, traditionally lists in functional programming languages
  7. The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.
  8. The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England
  9. Reading comprehension.
  10. Reading comprehension

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Examples

Students will be tested on their comprehension of sentences in the foreign language.”
What appeal to him are the broad visions, the specious comprehension of the social order as a whole which a planned system promises.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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