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context

2 entries found.



Main Entry:
con·text Listen to the pronunciation of context
Pronunciation:
\ˈkän-ˌtekst\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, weaving together of words, from Latin contextus connection of words, coherence, from contexere to weave together, from com- + texere to weave — more at technical
Date:
circa 1568
1 : the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning 2 : the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs : environment, setting <the historical context of the war>
— con·text·less Listen to the pronunciation of contextless \-ˌtekst-ləs\ adjective
— con·tex·tu·al Listen to the pronunciation of contextual \kän-ˈteks-chə-wəl, kən-, -chəl, -chü-əl\ adjective
— con·tex·tu·al·ly adverb
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