context
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tɛkst noun
1.
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.
2.
the set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event, situation, etc.
3.
Mycology. the fleshy fibrous body of the pileus in mushrooms.
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is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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| 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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FOLDOC
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.
Example sentences
Humans are primates and it is important to consider our behaviour within the evolutionary context of other primates.
There are lots of scientists trying to determine the fate of plant and animal species in the context of global warming.
Watchman and his colleagues are conducting a multi-year project to put the paintings in cultural context.
Instead he sees these relations constantly changing within a perpetually shifting historical context.
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