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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.

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[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.]

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	context - discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation context of use, linguistic context 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" circumstance, setting 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"

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context

noun 1. circumstances, times, conditions, situation, ambience

noun 2. frame of reference, background, framework, relation, connection

Translations

context [ˈkɔntɛkst] n → contexto;

in/out of context → en/fuera de contexto

context [ˈkɔntɛkst] n → contexte m;

in/out of context → dans le/hors contexte

context [ˈkɔntɛkst] n → Zusammenhang m, Kontext m;

in context → im Zusammenhang;

out of context → aus dem Zusammenhang gerissen

context [ˈkɔntɛkst] n → contesto;

in/out of context → nel/fuori dal contesto

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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 （文章的）上下文