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ˈkɒntɛkst/
n.
the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea.
▸the parts that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning.
Derivative
- contextual adj.
- contextualization
or contextualisation n. - contextualize
or contextualise v. - contextually adv.
Etymology
ME (denoting the construction of a text): from L. contextus, from con- ‘together’ + texere ‘to weave’.
