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comprehensible

adjective
 
 
/ˌkɒm.prɪˈhen.sɪ.bl̩/ US  /ˌkɑːm-/

Definition

able to be understood: It's written in clear, comprehensible English. Her writing is barely comprehensible to me. → Opposite incomprehensibleEasy to understand comprehensibility
 
 
/-hen.sɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ US  /-hen.səˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/ noun [U]
Easy to understand
comprehensibly
 
 
/-bli/ adverb
Easy to understand
(Definition of comprehensible adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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