Definition of comprehension noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
comprehension
noun
ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃn ˌkɑːmprɪˈhenʃn
1[uncountable]the ability to understandspeech and comprehensionHis behaviour was completely beyond comprehension(= impossible to understand).She had no comprehension of what was involved.2[uncountable, countable]an exercise that trains students to understand a languagelistening comprehensiona reading comprehension
ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃn 
ˌkɑːmprɪˈhenʃn 
