comprehensible

[ kom-pri-hen-suh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.

Origin of comprehensible

1
From the Latin word comprehēnsibilis, dating back to 1520–30. See comprehension, -ible
  • Also com·pre·hend·i·ble [kom-pri-hen-duh-buhl]. /ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn də bəl/.

Other words from comprehensible

  • com·pre·hen·si·bil·i·ty, com·pre·hen·si·ble·ness, noun
  • com·pre·hen·si·bly, adverb
  • in·ter·com·pre·hen·si·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·com·pre·hend·i·ble, adjective
  • non·com·pre·hen·si·ble, adjective
  • non·com·pre·hen·si·ble·ly, adverb
  • un·com·pre·hen·si·ble, adjective
  • un·com·pre·hen·si·ble·ness, noun
  • un·com·pre·hen·si·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for comprehensible

comprehensible

/ (ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl) /


adjective
  1. capable of being comprehended

Derived forms of comprehensible

  • comprehensibility or comprehensibleness, noun
  • comprehensibly, adverb

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