power of seizing or of comprehending

  • 1grasp — I. v. a. Clasp, gripe or grip, seize, clinch, clutch, catch, grapple, lay hold of. II. n. 1. Clasp, gripe or grip. 2. Hold, possession. 3. Reach, power of seizing or of comprehending, compass, scope …

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  • 2grasp — graspable, adj. grasper, n. graspless, adj. /grasp, grahsp/, v.t. 1. to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms. 2. to seize upon; hold firmly. 3. to get hold of mentally; comprehend; understand: I don t grasp your meaning …

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  • 3Stars and planetary systems in fiction — The planetary systems of stars other than the Sun and the Solar System are a staple element in much science fiction. Contents 1 Overview 1.1 The brightest stars …

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  • 4Kant: Critique of Judgement — Patrick Gardiner Kant’s third Critique, the Critique of Judgement, was published in 1790 and was intended as he himself put it to bring his “entire critical undertaking to a close.” So conceived, it was certainly in part designed to build upon… …

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  • 5Hölderlin's Hymn "The Ister" — ( de. Hölderlins Hymne »Der Ister«) is the title given to a lecture course delivered by German philosopher Martin Heidegger at the University of Freiburg in 1942. It was first published in 1984 as volume 53 of Heidegger s Gesamtausgabe . The… …

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