Definition of context Context

/kɑˈntɛkst/ - [kantekst] - con•text

We found 13 definitions of context from 6 different sources.

What does context mean?

Noun Plural: contexts
context - the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"
		circumstance, setting
		environment the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
		conditions the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare; "hazardous working conditions"; "harsh living conditions"
context - discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
		linguistic context, context of use
		discourse extended verbal expression in speech or writing

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context (Noun)
The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
context (Noun)
The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.
context (Noun)
The surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning.
context (Noun)
The trama or flesh of a mushroom.
context (Verb)
To knit or bind together; to unite closely.

context (a.)
Knit or woven together; close; firm.
context (n.)
The part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light upon its meaning.
context (v. t.)
To knit or bind together; to unite closely.

context
Text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.

context
kon′tekst, n. the parts of a discourse or treatise which precede and follow a special passage and fix its true meaning.—adj. Context′ual—adv. Context′ually.—n. Context′ure, the interweaving of parts into a whole: the structure or system of anything: any interwoven fabric: the composition of a writing.—v.t. (Carlyle) to weave. [L. contextus, contexĕre—con, together, texĕre, textum, to weave.]