(n.) The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising;
inclusion.
(n.) That which is comprehended or inclosed within narrow
limits; a summary; an epitome.
(n.) The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand;
the power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect; perception;
understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract principles.
(n.) The complement of attributes which make up the
notion signified by a general term.
(n.) A figure by which the name of a whole is put for a
part, or that of a part for a whole, or a definite number for an
indefinite.
