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   Con·text

   /ˈkäntekst/

   

   noun

   • 1. the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed: "the decision was taken within the context of planned cuts in spending" Similar circumstancesconditionssurroundingsfactorsstate of affairssituationenvironmentmilieusettingbackgroundbackdropsceneclimateatmosphereambiencemoodfeelframe of referencecontextual relationshiptextsubjectthemetopic
   • ▪ the parts of something written or spoken that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning: "word processing is affected by the context in which words appear"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the construction of a text): from Latin contextus, from con- ‘together’ + texere ‘to weave’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. contextless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • X

     8

   • T

     1

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