Word: comprehension
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: com
pre
hen
sion
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: comprehend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: com-
Language: la
Decoded: com-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The form of con- used before b, m, and p
Affix: prehendere
Language: la
Decoded: prehendere
Meaning: to seize
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.