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View synonyms for contextual

contextual

[ kuhn-teks-choo-uhl ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or depending on the context.


contextual

/ kənˈtɛkstjʊəl /

adjective

  1. relating to, dependent on, or using context

    contextual criticism of a book



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Derived Forms

  • conˈtextually, adverb

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Other Words From

  • con·textu·al·ly adverb
  • noncon·textu·al adjective
  • noncon·textu·al·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of contextual1

1805–15; < Latin contextu-, stem of contextus context + -al 1

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Example Sentences

The images tend to be followed by an equally non-contextual eighties reference and nothing more is said.

I could take my time with it and they offered a lot of contextual clues to understand the language.

The keenness of the polemic, in this and in the contextual chapters, shows how real and imminent the danger was.

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