VDict - Definition of context

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context

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Noun

the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
- the historical context

discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation

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Synonyms:
circumstance setting linguistic context context of use

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "context":
contested conduct contact contest contestee context
Words contain "context":
context context of use contextual contextual definition contextualism contextually linguistic context
Words contain "context" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
synonym equivalent word context setting word class part of speech form class planck max planck max karl ernst ludwig planck more...

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