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Context : (noun)
1: discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to
determine its interpretation [syn: linguistic context,
context of use]
2: the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
or event; "the historical context" [syn: circumstance]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Context : \Con"text\, n. [L. contextus; cf. F. contexte .]
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.
According to all the light that the contexts afford.
--Sharp.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Context : \Con*text"\, v. t.
To knit or bind together; to unite closely. [Obs.] --Feltham.
The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by
commerce and contracts. --R. Junius.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Context : \Con*text"\, a. [L. contextus, p. p. of contexere to
weave, to unite; con- _ texere to weave. See Text.]
Knit or woven together; close; firm. [Obs.]
The coats, without, are context and callous. --Derham.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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CONTEXT. The general series or composition of a law, contract, covenant, or
agreement.
2. When, there is any obscurity in the words of an agreement or law,
theContext : must be considered in its construction, for it must be performed
according to the intention of its framers. 2 Cowen, 781,; 3 Miss. 447 1
Harringt. 154; 6 John. 43; 5 Gill & John. 239; 3 B. & P. 565; 8 East, 80 1
Dall. 426; 4 Dall. 340; 3 S. & R. 609 See Construction; Interpretation.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Context :
That which surrounds, and gives meaning to, something else.
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.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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