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con·text  (kntkst)
n.
1. The part of a text or statement that surrounds a particular word or passage and determines its meaning.
2. The circumstances in which an event occurs; a setting.

[Middle English, composition, from Latin contextus, from past participle of contexere, to join together : com-, com- + texere, to weave; see teks- in Indo-European roots.]

context
Noun
1. the circumstances relevant to an event or fact
2. the words before and after a word or passage in a piece of writing that contribute to its meaning: taken out of context, lines like these sound ridiculous, but, as part of a scrupulously written play, they are just right [Latin com- together + texere to weave]
contextual adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.context - discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
discourse - extended verbal expression in speech or writing
2.context - the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"
conditions - the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare; "hazardous working conditions"; "harsh living conditions"
conditions - the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process; "there were wide variations in the conditions of observation"
environment - the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"

context
Translations
context [ˈkɔntɛkst] ncontexto;
in/out of context → en/fuera de contexto

context [ˈkɔntɛkst] ncontexte m;
in/out of context → dans le/hors contexte

context [ˈkɔntɛkst] nZusammenhang m, Kontext m;
in context → im Zusammenhang;
out of context → aus dem Zusammenhang gerissen

context [ˈkɔntɛkst] ncontesto;
in/out of context → nel/fuori dal contesto

context
n context [ˈkontekst]
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. konteks سِياق، مَجرى الكَلام контекст kontext sammenhæng der Zusammenhang συμφραζόμενα contexto kontekst هم بافت konteksti contexte הֶקשֵׁר सन्दर्भ kontekst, sklop, povezanost szövegösszefüggés kontes samhengi contesto 前後関係 문맥 kontekstas konteksts konteks verband sammenheng, kontekst kontekst contexto context контекст kontext sobesedilo kontekst sammanhang, kontext ข้อความแวดล้อมที่ช่วยในการเข้าใจความหมาย bağlam, kontekst (文章的)上下文 контекст; ситуація سياق وسباق văn cảnh文章


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The proverbs, of which his talk was full, were for the most part not the coarse and indecent saws soldiers employ, but those folk sayings which taken without a context seem so insignificant, but when used appositely suddenly acquire a significance of profound wisdom.
Latin from the books of the Laws of England, which taken along with the context, means, that of all whales captured by anybody on the coast of that land, the King, as Honorary Grand Harpooneer, must have the head, and the Queen be respectfully presented with the tail.
Idealism does not say that nothing can be known beyond the present thought, but it maintains that the context of vague belief, which we spoke of in connection with the thought of St.
 
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