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contextual

[kuhn-teks-choo-uhl]

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adjective

of, pertaining to, or depending on the context.

Origin:
1805–15; < Latin contextu-, stem of contextus context + -al¹

Related forms

con·tex·tu·al·ly, adverb

non·con·tex·tu·al, adjective

non·con·tex·tu·al·ly, adverb

Can be confused: contextual, contractual.

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Example Sentences

The text of the book will be indexed for search engines and accompanied by contextual ads served by the major search companies.

It seems reasonable to avoid losing an otherwise good student because of contextual or side-issues.

Sensors will have to become ubiquitous in products, as well as the environment, to provide the vital contextual information.

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The text of the book will be indexed for search engines and accompanied by contextual ads served by the major search companies.

It seems reasonable to avoid losing an otherwise good student because of contextual or side-issues.

Sensors will have to become ubiquitous in products, as well as the environment, to provide the vital contextual information.

They consider ways in which contextual information provides scientists with clues about ancient migratory patterns.

The perceived direction of gaze is also influenced by contextual cues, such as the position of the face and the head.

Each jet has been taken out of its contextual environment and stands alone with a stark and powerful beauty.

Comments range from echoing charges of racism to demanding more contextual insights.

Cadfleur any day for complete, contextual medieval mindsets and events.

There are two types of grammar: fundamental and contextual.

It is difficult to decide without contextual clues, thus my categorical decision.

We are spending a good chunk of time concentrating on building clear, contextual sharing.

Also, prices vary cyclically, so being aware of larger trends is another valuable contextual frame.

And this balance is time, space, and place contextual.

Africa needs to identify its working models for its trade, economy and politics based its cultural and contextual realities.

The behavioural arguments presented by the authors are contextual without examining the context.

Prior hypotheses and contextual knowledge need to be used.

But the inescapable fact is that teaching is a highly contextual and increasingly constrained activity.

They found that male mice showed increases in contextual fear conditioning two weeks after undergoing a heart attack.

There are also maps and other contextual information about them and their native countries.

So, my suggestion is that the term is always contextual.

Second contextual point: everyone keeps going on about science and math.

Communications and transportation have challenged the contextual basis of naming systems.

Bear in mind also that education is contextual and cultural:.

The economics of fund-raising are filled with such contextual nuances.

Offers a developmental, contextual alternative to traditional psychometric understandings of giftedness.

The words and phrases are tracked in relation to their frequency, contextual usage and appearance in global media outlets.

He isn't drawing careful distinctions, seeking nuance, or searching for contextual understanding.

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World English Dictionary

contextual (kənˈtɛkstjʊəl)

—*adj*
	relating to, dependent on, or using context: contextual criticism of a book

con'textually

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

contextual

c.1820, from context on model of textual, etc. In philosophy, contextual definition is recorded from 1934, along with contextualization, contextualize. Related: Contextualized.

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