n.
Pronunciation: ' kän- ˌ tekst
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, weaving together of words, from Latin contextus connection of words, coherence, from contexere to weave together, from com- + texere to weave ― more at TECHNICAL
Date: circa 1568
1 : the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
2 : the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs : ENVIRONMENT , SETTING <the historical context of the war>
– con · text · less \ - ˌ tekst-l ə s \ adjective
– con · tex · tu · al \ kän- ' teks-ch ə -w ə l, k ə n-, -ch ə l, -chü- ə l \ adjective
– con · tex · tu · al · ly adverb