Incomprehensibleness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Incomprehensible \In*com`pre*hen"si*ble\, a. [L.
     incomprehensibilis: cf. F. incompr['e]hensible. See {In-}
     not, and {Comprehensible}.]
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     1. Not capable of being contained within limits.
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              An infinite and incomprehensible substance.
                                                    --Hooker.
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     2. Not capable of being comprehended or understood; beyond
        the reach of the human intellect; inconceivable.
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              And all her numbered stars that seem to roll
              Spaces incomprehensible.              --Milton.
        -- {In*com`pre*hen"si*ble*ness}, n. --
        {In*com`pre*hen"si*bly}, adv.
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