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1. (n.) context
the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specified word or passage and can influence its meaning or effect.
2. context
the set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event, situation, etc.
Etymology: (1375–1425; < L contextus a joining together, scheme, structure <contex(ere) to join by weaving <con-con - +texere to plait, weave cf. text)
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| Definition of 'context' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) context, linguistic context, context of use
discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
2. (noun) context, circumstance, setting
the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
"the historical context"
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1. (noun) context
words around other words that help determine the meaning
His comments were taken out of context.
2. context
take sth out of context
a time and setting in which an event happens
to set the war in its historical context
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| Definition of 'context' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) context
knit or woven together; close; firm
2. (noun) context
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. (verb) context
to knit or bind together; to unite closely
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Sense: the parts directly before or after a word or phrase (written or spoken) which affect its meaning
This statement, taken out of its context, gives a wrong impression of the speaker's opinions.
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 Afrikaans: konteks |
 Arabic: سِياق، مَجرى الكَلام |
 Bulgarian: контекст |
 Brazilian: contexto |
 Czech: kontext |
 German: der Zusammenhang |
 Danish: sammenhæng |
 Greek: συμφραζόμενα |
 Spanish: contexto |
 Estonian: kontekst |
 Farsi: هم بافت |
 Finnish: konteksti |
 French: contexte |
 Hebrew: הֶקשֵׁר |
 Hindi: सन्दर्भ |
 Croatian: kontekst, sklop, povezano |
 Hungarian: szövegösszefüggés |
 Indonesian: kontes |
 Icelandic: samhengi |
 Italian: contesto |
 Japanese: 前後関係 |
 Korean: 문맥 |
 Lithuanian: kontekstas |
 Latvian: konteksts |
 Malay: konteks |
 Dutch: verband |
 Norwegian: sammenheng, kontekst |
 Polish: kontekst |
 Persian: هم بافت |
 Pashto: قرينه، دكلام سياق |
 Portuguese: contexto |
 Romanian: context |
 Russian: контекст |
 Slovak: kontext |
 Slovenian: sobesedilo |
 Serbian: kontekst |
 Swedish: sammanhang, kontext |
 Thai: ข้อความแวดล้อมที่ช่วยในกา |
 Turkish: bağlam, kontekst |
 Taiwanese: (文章的)上下文或前後文 |
 Ukrainian: контекст; ситуація |
 Urdu: سياق وسباق |
 Vietnamese: văn cảnh |
 Chinese: （文章的）上下文 |
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