Added 9 October 2026
comprehensive
/ˌkɒm.pɹɪˈhɛn.sɪv/ noun
Latin root: comprehēnsīvus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about comprehensive at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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An intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge.
she took her comps in English literature
adjective
Origin
Borrowed from late Middle French compréhensif, from Late Latin comprehēnsīvus, from Latin comprehendō.
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