'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'

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