"reading comprehension" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} reading comprehension (uncountable)
  1. The ability to understand written language. Tags: uncountable Related terms: listening comprehension Translations (reading comprehension): læseforståelse (Danish), luetun ymmärtäminen (Finnish), compréhension écrite (French), compréhension à la lecture [feminine] (French), Leseverständnis [neuter] (German), compreensão textual [feminine] (Portuguese), compreensão de texto [feminine] (Portuguese), comprensión lectora [feminine] (Spanish), läsförståelse [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-reading_comprehension-en-noun-e31OUF-M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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