Definition of Context

1. Noun. Discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation.

Exact synonyms: Context Of Use, Linguistic Context
Generic synonyms: Discourse
Derivative terms: Contextual

2. Noun. The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event. "The historical context"
Exact synonyms: Circumstance, Setting
Specialized synonyms: Conditions, Conditions
Generic synonyms: Environment
Derivative terms: Circumstantial, Contextual

Definition of Context

1. a. Knit or woven together; close; firm.

2. n. The part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light upon its meaning.

3. v. t. To knit or bind together; to unite closely.

Definition of Context

1. the part of a discourse in which a particular word or phrase appears [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Context

contes
contessa
contessas
contest
contestable
contestant
contestants
contestation
contestations
contested
contestee
contester
contesters
contesting
contests
context (current term)
contextless
contexts
contextual
contextualize
contextualized
contextualizes
contextualizing
contextually
contextual definition
contexture
contextures
context of use
Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta
Conte Alessandro Volta

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