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Webster 1913 Edition

Context

Con-text′

,
Adj.
[L.
contextus
, p. p. of
contexere
to weave, to unite;
con-
+
texere
to weave. See
Text
.]
Knit or woven together; close; firm.
[Obs.]
The coats, without, are
context
and callous.
Derham.

Con′text

,
Noun.
[L.
contextus
; cf. F.
contexte
.]
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.
According to all the light that the
contexts
afford.
Sharp.

Con-text′

,
Verb.
T.
To knit or bind together; to unite closely.
[Obs.]
Feltham.
The whole world’s frame, which is
contexted
only by commerce and contracts.
R. Junius.

Webster 1828 Edition

Context

CONTEXT

,
Noun.
[L. Con and texo, to weave.] The general series or composition of a discourse; more particularly, the parts of a discourse which precede or follow the sentence quoted; the passages of scripture which are near the text, either before it or after it. The sense of a passage of scripture is often illustrated by the context.

CONTEXT

,
Adj.
Knit or woven together; close; firm.

Definition 2024

context

context

English

Noun

context ‎(plural contexts)

  1. The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
    In what context did your attack on him happen? - We had a pretty tense relationship at the time, and when he insulted me I snapped.
    • 2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport:
      The display and result must be placed in the context that was it was against a side that looked every bit their Fifa world ranking of 141 - but England completed the job with efficiency to record their biggest away win in 19 years.
  2. (linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.
  3. (archaeology) The surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning.
  4. (mycology) The trama or flesh of a mushroom.
  5. (logic) For a formula: a finite set of variables, which set contains all the free variables in the given formula.

Antonyms

Derived terms

Translations

text in which a word appears

Quotations

  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:context.

Verb

context ‎(third-person singular simple present contexts, present participle contexting, simple past and past participle contexted)

  1. (obsolete) To knit or bind together; to unite closely.
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    • R. Junius
      The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by commerce and contracts.

Adjective

context ‎(comparative more context, superlative most context)

  1. (obsolete) Knit or woven together; close; firm.
    • Derham
      The coats, without, are context and callous.

Catalan

Noun

context m ‎(plural contexts or contextos)

  1. context

Etymology

From Latin contextus.

Pronunciation

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