comprehensible
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See also: compréhensible
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin comprehensibilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
comprehensible (comparative more comprehensible, superlative most comprehensible)
- Able to be comprehended.
Synonyms
- apprehensible, clear, intelligible, understandable; See also Thesaurus:comprehensible
Antonyms
- incomprehensible; See also Thesaurus:incomprehensible
Related terms
Translations
able to be comprehended
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Middle French
Etymology
First known attestation 1375, borrowed from Latin comprehensibilis.
Adjective
comprehensible m or f (plural comprehensibles)
Descendants
- French: compréhensible
References
- ^ Etymology and history of “compréhensible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.