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Definition of Contextual definition
1. Noun. A definition in which the term is used by embedding it in a larger expression containing its explanation. "A contextual definition of `legal duty' might be `X has a legal duty to do Y means that X is required to do Y by a contract relationship that would be upheld in a court of law'"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contextual Definition
Literary usage of Contextual definition
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rural Substance Abuse: State of Knowledge & Issues edited by Elizabeth B. Robertson (1999)
"... TOWARD A contextual definition OF "RURAL" Variability in drug abuse rates in
rural areas has been noted (Donnermeyer 1992; Peters et al 1992) Accounting ..."
2. Princeton Theological Review by Princeton Theological Seminary (1914)
"... of His brothers.14 In the absence of closer contextual definition, only the
known circumstances of Jesus' case could supply us with confident guidance ..."
3. Trusted Network Interpretation of the Trusted Computer System Evaluation (1994)
"In that case, this interpretation is extended to include contextual definition
because, at evaluation time, it is not possible to validate the test plans ..."
4. St. Peter's Recognition of St. Paul as the Author of the Epistle to the Hebrews by Samuel Fuller (1885)
"The contextual definition the Epistle to the Hebrews itself gives to this Greek
term, so variously translated in the Old and New Testaments, is " unskillful ..."
5. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians by Ernest De Witt Burton (1920)
"explication in the context, refers specifically to party spirit, but does by its
contextual definition refer to the self-willed, self-seeking spirit. ..."
6. The Language of Foreign Affairs (1987)
"OBJECTIVE—The dictionary will facilitate effective communication by providing
terminology and a contextual definition for that terminology. ..."
7. The British and Foreign Evangelical Review and Quarterly Record of Christian by James Oswald Dykes, James Stuart Candlish, Hugh Sinclair Paterson, Joseph Samuel Exell (1873)
"... without qualification or contextual definition, can be taken to mean evil angels.
On the other hand, if the ordinary usage of good angels is retained, ..."
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