'Context' definitions:
Definition of 'context'
From: WordNet
noun
Discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation [syn: context, linguistic context, context of use]
noun
The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context" [syn: context, circumstance, setting]
Definition of 'Context'
From: GCIDE
- Context \Con*text"\, a. [L. contextus, p. p. of contexere to weave, to unite; con- + texere to weave. See Text.] Knit or woven together; close; firm. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- The coats, without, are context and callous. --Derham. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Context'
From: GCIDE
- Context \Con"text\, n. [L. contextus; cf. F. contexte .] The part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light upon its meaning. [1913 Webster]
- According to all the light that the contexts afford. --Sharp. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Context'
From: GCIDE
- Context \Con*text"\, v. t. To knit or bind together; to unite closely. [Obs.] --Feltham. [1913 Webster]
- The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by commerce and contracts. --R. Junius. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'context'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alentours,
- ambiance,
- ambience,
- ambit,
- background,
- borderlands,
- circle,
- circuit,
- circumambiencies,
- circumjacencies,
- circumstances,
- compass,
- entourage,
- environing circumstances,
- environment,
- environs,
- existing conditions,
- frame of reference,
- framework,
- full particulars,
- gestalt,
- habitat,
- ins and outs,
- milieu,
- neighborhood,
- outposts,
- outskirts,
- perimeter,
- periphery,
- precincts,
- purlieus,
- set of conditions,
- setting,
- situation,
- status quo,
- structure,
- suburbs,
- surround,
- surroundings,
- total environment,
- total situation,
- vicinage,
- vicinity,
- whole picture