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comprehensible
[ kom-pri-hen-suh-buhl ]
/ ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn sə bəl /
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adjective
capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
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Also com·pre·hend·i·ble [kom-pri-hen-duh-buhl]. /ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn də bəl/.
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comprehensible
/ (ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl) /
adjective
capable of being comprehended
Derived forms of comprehensible
comprehensibility or comprehensibleness, nouncomprehensibly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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