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Definition: (noun) an underlying reason or explanation.
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com·pre·hen·sive

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ADJECTIVE:

So large in scope or content as to include much: a comprehensive history of the revolution.
Marked by or showing extensive understanding: comprehensive knowledge.

NOUN:

Examinations covering the entire field of major study, given in the final undergraduate or graduate year of college. Often used in the plural.
A preliminary layout showing all the elements planned for an advertisement.

ETYMOLOGY:
Late Latin comprehnsvus, conceivable, from Latin comprehnsus, past participle of comprehendere, to comprehend ; see comprehend

OTHER FORMS:
compre·hensive·ly(Adverb), compre·hensive·ness(Noun)

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