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context Definition

con·text (käntekst′)

noun

  1. the parts of a sentence, paragraph, discourse, etc. immediately next to or surrounding a specified word or passage and determining its exact meaning to quote a remark out of context
  2. the whole situation, background, or environment relevant to a particular event, personality, creation, etc.

Etymology: ME < L contextus, a joining together, orig., pp. of contexere, to weave together < com-, together + texere, to weave: see technic

context Synonyms

context

n.

context Usage Examples

Preposition: of

debate: Each chapter of this slim volume opens with the historical context of the religious debates current when the plays were written and performed.

Converse of object

  • understand: There is also a need to understand the more specific context in which racism is reproduced in society on an everyday basis.
  • differ: It will also explore aspects such as the nature of strategic decision making and strategy dynamics in differing contexts ( e.g. public sector ).
  • provide: The game itself merely provides a context; common ground where things happen to players.
  • examine: AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to examine the cultural context of the built environment and the relationships between design and society.
  • learn: The LD environment element cannot suffice to encapsulate the functionality of a learning object context.
  • define: This can help in defining the context of your search.

Adjective modifier

  • historical: Dr. Cummins places the story of the Picts in its historical context.
  • broad: That said, he would set out the broader context for manufacturing.
  • cultural: The course places the history of medicine in a social and cultural context.
  • wide: In the wider context, dementia services need to be considered.
  • organizational: The first section lays out the basics of the " wider organizational context " mentioned above.
  • social: What is important is the social context of the organization for health.

Modifies a noun

  • menu: Context menus can be used to switch map type A right click in the mapping window brings up the mapping context window.
  • prefix: Supplier, master and consumer references are held in the context prefix entry of the naming context that has been replicated.

Noun used with modifier

  • naming: A cross reference points directly to any remote naming context.
  • real-world: Every major physics concept is treated, but should arrive to the student in a real-world context.
  • classroom: Then the teacher can move from that to a classroom context.
  • policy: Thus the Plan has a wide-ranging policy context on which to develop appropriate environmental policies.