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单词 prension
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prensionn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin prēnsiōn-, prēnsiō.
Etymology: < classical Latin prēnsiōn-, prēnsiō action or power of making an arrest < prēns- , past participial stem of prendere prend v. + -iō -ion suffix1. Compare earlier prehension n.
Obsolete. rare.
= prehension n. 3.
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > [noun] > understanding, comprehension
knowing1340
taking1395
apprehending1398
feela1400
conceitc1405
perceitc1460
comprehension?15..
intellection?1526
apprension1589
making-outa1601
reception1612
uptaking1614
perceivancy1649
comprehending1668
recognition1749
prehension1836
prension1837
wavelength1925
1837 B. D. Walsh tr. Aristophanes Clouds i. iv, in Comedies 304 Verboseness, and pulsion, and prension.
1945 J. T. Shipley Dict. Word Origins 345 From the L. praehendere comes not only the prize but the prison via prehens—, prens—, and the noun form prension.]
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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