context
The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
Noun 4 meanings
The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
“—In what context did your attack on him happen? —We had a pretty tense relationship at the time, and when he insulted me I snapped.”
The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.
“Without context, I can't tell if dish refers to a plate, or to the food served thereon.”
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.
The trama or flesh of a mushroom.
Etymology
From Latin context(us).
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CONTEXT at a glance
CONTEXT has 7 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + N 1 + T 1 + E 1 + X 8 + T 1) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,281 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with context
All rhymes- NEXT11
- TEXT11
- PRETEXT16
- SUBTEXT16
- HYPERTEXT24
- PLAINTEXT18
- SEXT11
- CIPHERTEXT24
- TELETEXT15
- URTEXT13
- VEXT14
- VIDEOTEXT20
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