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| '''context''' (''uncountable'') | '''context''' (''uncountable'') | ||
| - | # the [[text]] in which a [[word]] or [[passage]] appears and which helps [[discover]] its [[meaning]] | + | # the [[text]] in which a [[word]] or [[passage]] appears and which helps [[ascertain]] its [[meaning]] |
| # the [[surrounding]]s, [[circumstance]]s, [[environment]], [[background]] or [[setting]]s which determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an [[event]] | # the [[surrounding]]s, [[circumstance]]s, [[environment]], [[background]] or [[setting]]s which determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an [[event]] | ||
| - | #:''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.'' | + | #: ''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.'' |
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| ====Antonyms==== | ====Antonyms==== | ||
| *[[isolation]] | *[[isolation]] | ||
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In communications and linguistics, context refers to the meaning of a message (such as a sentence), its relationship to other parts of the message (such as a book), the environment in which the communication occurred, and any perceptions which may be associated with the communication.
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context (uncountable)
- the text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning
- the surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings which determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event
- 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.
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