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Context means the words that surround another word and impact its meaning or the setting in which something occurs. (noun)
- An example of context is the words that surround the word "read" that help the reader determine the tense of the word.
- An example of context is the history surrounding the story of Shakespeare's King Henry IV.
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See context in Webster's New World College Dictionary
See context in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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