prehension
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Synonyms: pretension, presension, apprehension, prehensile, reprehension, prevention, recension, precession, propension, deprehension, prehensor
Antonyms: pretension, presension, apprehension, prehensile, reprehension, prevention, recension, precession, propension, deprehension, prehensor
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Noun
- The act of [[grasp]]ing or [[grip]]ping, especially with the [[hand]]s.
- {{lb|en|philosophy}} According to {{w|Alfred North Whitehead}}, a type of universally acting [[perception]] that is not limited to living, [[self-conscious]] beings, and which involves an interconnectedness of the observer and the observed.
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