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contextOne entry found for context. Main Entry: con·text Pronunciation: 'kän-"tekst Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, weaving together of words, from Latin contextus connection of words, coherence, from contexere to weave together, from com- + texere to weave -- more at TECHNICAL 1 : the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning 2 : the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs : ENVIRONMENT, SETTING <the historical context of the war> - con·text·less /-"tekst-l&s/ adjective - con·tex·tu·al /kän-'teks-ch&-w&l, k&n-, -ch&l, -chü-&l/ adjective - con·tex·tu·al·ly adverb
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