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comprehensible

Also dz··Ի··

[kom-pri-hen-suh-buhl]

adjective

  1. capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.



comprehensible

/ ˌɒɪˈɛԲəə /

adjective

  1. capable of being comprehended

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Other Word Forms

  • comprehensibility noun
  • comprehensibleness noun
  • comprehensibly adverb
  • intercomprehensibility noun
  • noncomprehendible adjective
  • noncomprehensible adjective
  • noncomprehensiblely adverb
  • uncomprehensible adjective
  • uncomprehensibleness noun
  • uncomprehensibly adverb
  • ˌdzˈԲ adverb
  • ˌdzˌԲˈٲ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of comprehensible1

From the Latin word dzŧԲ, dating back to 1520–30. See comprehension, -ible
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Example Sentences

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America’s conservative sea change is complicated, but let me try to make it comprehensible.

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All of these populist authoritarian figures are all trying to say that the world can be made simple and comprehensible again.

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Inequality and marginalization are major factors blocking patient access to reliable, comprehensible and trustworthy information about how to protect themselves and their loved ones.

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"To discover that he had always set out to hurt the vulnerable is beyond comprehensible," she said.

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The impulse to domesticate performance into a comprehensible story was denied by the sensory bombardment of his productions.

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