About The Word Context
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Context
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What's The Definition Of Context?
[n] discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
[n] the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context" Synonyms | Synonyms for Context: circumstance | context of use | linguistic context Related Terms | Find terms related to Context: alentours | ambiance | ambience | ambit | background | borderlands | circle | circuit | circumambiencies | circumjacencies | circumstances | compass | entourage | environing circumstances | environment | environs | existing conditions | frame of reference | framework | full particulars | gestalt | habitat | ins and outs | milieu | neighborhood | outposts | outskirts | perimeter | periphery | precincts | purlieus | set of conditions | setting | situation | status quo | structure | suburbs | surround | surroundings | total environment | total situation | vicinage | vicinity | whole picture See Also | discourse | environment Context In Webster's Dictionary \Con*text"\, a. [L. contextus, p. p. of contexere to
weave, to unite; con- + texere to weave. See {Text}.]
Knit or woven together; close; firm. [Obs.]
The coats, without, are context and callous. --Derham.
\Con"text\, n. [L. contextus; cf. F. contexte .] 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. According to all the light that the contexts afford. --Sharp. \Con*text"\, v. t. To knit or bind together; to unite closely. [Obs.] --Feltham. The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by commerce and contracts. --R. Junius. |
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