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contextual

Contextual means depending on the context, or surrounding words, phrases, and paragraphs, of the writing. (adjective)

An example of contextual is how the word "read" can have two different meanings depending upon what words are around it.

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See contextual in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See contextual in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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