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apprehension

Today it means: The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing. Full definition →

Latin apprehensio, apprehensionis

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Latin · borrowed fromapprehensio, apprehensionis
English todayapprehension

Borrowed from Latin apprehensio, apprehensionis, compare with French appréhension. See apprehend.

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