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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
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
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]