[ 'kɒntɛkst ]
■ noun the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea.
↘the parts that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning.
Derivatives
~ual adjective
~ualization or ~ualisation noun
~ualize or ~ualise verb
~ually adverb
Origin
ME (denoting the construction of a text): from L. ~us , from con- 'together' + texere 'to weave'.