CONTEXT


Meaning of CONTEXT in English

ˈkänˌtekst noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin contextus connection, coherence, from contextus, past participle of contexere to weave, join together, from com- + texere to weave — more at technical

1. obsolete : the weaving together of words in language ; also : the discourse or writing so produced

2. : the part or parts of a written or spoken passage preceding or following a particular word or group of words and so intimately associated with them as to throw light upon their meaning

3. : the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs : environment

historical context

within the general context of world disarmament — M.W.Straight

that each man have an understanding of himself and of his job in its context — Oscar Handlin

4. obsolete

a. : coherence in discourse

b. : contexture

5. : things or conditions that serve to date or characterize an article (as a primitive artifact) : surroundings

6. : the fleshy part of the pileus of a mushroom or other pileate fungus as distinguished from the hymenium

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.