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  1. prehensions: Merriam-Webster
  2. prehensions: Wiktionary
  3. prehensions: Dictionary.com

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  1. prehensions: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (prehension)

noun:  The act of grasping or gripping, especially with the hands.
noun:  (philosophy) According to 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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