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context
noun
the
situation
,
background
,
or
circumstances
that
help
you
understand
why
something
happens
or
what
something
means
•
Without
context
,
her
comments
sounded
rude
.
Without
context
,
her
comments
sounded
rude
.
•
The
teacher
gave
historical
context
before
starting
the
lesson
on
the
civil
war
.
The
teacher
gave
historical
context
before
starting
the
lesson
on
the
civil
war
.
Late
Middle
English
from
Latin
contextus
‘
composition
,
connection
’,
from
contexere
‘
to
weave
together
’,
from
con-
‘
together
’
+
texere
‘
to
weave
’.
noun
the
words
and
sentences
that
come
before
and
after
a
particular
word
or
phrase
and
help
you
understand
its
meaning
•
If
a
word
is
unfamiliar
,
read
the
surrounding
context
to
guess
its
meaning
.
If
a
word
is
unfamiliar
,
read
the
surrounding
context
to
guess
its
meaning
.
•
The
student
quoted
the
sentence
out
of
context
.
The
student
quoted
the
sentence
out
of
context
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
:
from
Latin
contextus
‘
woven
together
’.
