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context

[kon-tekst]

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noun

the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect: You have misinterpreted my remark because you took it out of context.

the set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event, situation, etc.

Mycology. the fleshy fibrous body of the pileus in mushrooms.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin contextus a joining together, scheme, structure, equivalent to contex(ere) to join by weaving (con- con- + texere to plait, weave) + -tus suffix of v. action; compare text

Related forms

con·text·less, adjective

Synonyms
2. background, milieu, climate.

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Context is always a great word to know.

So is quincunx. Does it mean:

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

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World English Dictionary

context (ˈkɒntɛkst)

—n
1.	the parts of a piece of writing, speech, etc, that precede and follow a word or passage and contribute to its full meaning: it is unfair to quote out of context
2.	the conditions and circumstances that are relevant to an event, fact, etc

[C15: from Latin contextus a putting together, from contexere to interweave, from com- together + texere to weave, braid]

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Word Origin & History

context

mid-15c., from L. contextus "a joining together," orig. pp. of contexere "to weave together," from com- "together" + texere "to weave" (see texture).

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Computing Dictionary

context definition

That which surrounds, and gives meaning to, something else. grammar
In a grammar it 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 said to be context-free.

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