apprehensible
American
[ap-ri-hen-suh-buhl]
/ ˌæp rɪˈhɛn sə bəl /
adjective
apprehensible
British
/ ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪbəl /
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of apprehensible
1625–35; < Late Latin apprehēnsibilis < Latin apprehēns ( us ) grasped (past participle of apprehendere ), equivalent to apprehend- ( see apprehend) + -t ( us ) past participle suffix + -ibilis -ible
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