context

[ kon-tekst ]
/ ˈkɒn tɛkst /
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noun

the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect: You have misinterpreted my remark because you took it out of context.
the set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event, situation, etc.
Mycology. the fleshy fibrous body of the pileus in mushrooms.

Origin of context

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin contextus a joining together, scheme, structure, equivalent to contex(ere) to join by weaving ( con- con- + texere to plait, weave) + -tus suffix of v. action; cf. text

OTHER WORDS FROM context

con·text·less, adjective

Words nearby context

conterminous, contessa, contest, contestant, contestation, context, context of situation, contextomy, contextual, contextual definition, contextualism

Content related to context

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Words related to context

situation, background, text, substance, vocabulary, connection, lexicon, relation, ambience, conditions

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British Dictionary definitions for context

context
/ (ˈkɒntɛkst) /

noun

the parts of a piece of writing, speech, etc, that precede and follow a word or passage and contribute to its full meaning it is unfair to quote out of context
the conditions and circumstances that are relevant to an event, fact, etc

Word Origin for context

C15: from Latin contextus a putting together, from contexere to interweave, from com- together + texere to weave, braid