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Meaning of 'context' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Context [ a.]
- Knit or woven together; close; firm.
2 . Context [ 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 . Context [ v. t.]
- To knit or bind together; to unite closely.

Meaning of 'context' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . context [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
Example in sentence:
  • the historical context

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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