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Webster 1913 Edition
Context
Con-text′
,Adj.
Knit or woven together; close; firm.
[Obs.]
The coats, without, are
context
and callous. Derham.
Con′text
,Noun.
[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.
According to all the light that the
contexts
afford. Sharp.
Con-text′
,Verb.
T.
To knit or bind together; to unite closely.
[Obs.]
Feltham.
The whole world’s frame, which is
contexted
only by commerce and contracts. R. Junius.
Webster 1828 Edition
Context
CONTEXT
,Noun.
CONTEXT
,Adj.
Definition 2025
context
context
English
Noun
context (plural contexts)
- The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
- In what context did your attack on him happen? - We had a pretty tense relationship at the time, and when he insulted me I snapped.
- (linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.
- (archaeology) The surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning.
- (mycology) The trama or flesh of a mushroom.
- (logic) For a formula: a finite set of variables, which set contains all the free variables in the given formula.
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Translations
text in which a word appears
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circumstances or settings
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Quotations
- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:context.
Verb
context (third-person singular simple present contexts, present participle contexting, simple past and past participle contexted)
- (obsolete) To knit or bind together; to unite closely.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Feltham to this entry?)
- R. Junius
- The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by commerce and contracts.
Adjective
context (comparative more context, superlative most context)
- (obsolete) Knit or woven together; close; firm.
- Derham
- The coats, without, are context and callous.
- Derham