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intercomprehension en · NOUN

Etymology

From inter- + comprehension.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The ability to comprehend each other in spite of speaking different languages.
   • The authors of this book worked in a research group dealing with the optimal use of mutually complementary strategies for communication in multilingual settings, such as translation and interpreting, the development of receptive skills within language families (so-called intercomprehension) and machine translation. [2022, Sabine Fiedler, Cyril Robert Brosch, “A note to the reader”, in Esperanto – Lingua Franca and Language Community, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL, page xix:

Forms

Relateds

intercomprehensible

Translations (4)

fi keskinäinen ymmärrettävyys (mutual comprehension) · fr intercompréhension (mutual comprehension) · pl interkomprehensja (mutual comprehension) · es intercomprensión (mutual comprehension)