context
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretationSynonyms: linguistic contextcontext of use
- the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event“the historical context”Synonyms: circumstancesetting
Webster's Dictionary (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]
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]
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]
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
context
<grammar> 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.
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