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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation;
[syn: context, linguistic context, context of use]

2. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event;
- Example: "the historical context"
[syn: context, circumstance, setting]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

context n 1: discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation [syn: context, linguistic context, context of use] 2: the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context" [syn: context, circumstance, setting]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

context In a grammar, context refers to the symbols before and after the symbol under consideration. If the syntax of a symbol is independent of its context, the grammar is a context-free grammar. (2014-11-24)