Context

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]
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           The coats, without, are context and callous. --Derham.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           According to all the light that the contexts afford.
                                                    --Sharp.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Context \Con*text"\, v. t.
     To knit or bind together; to unite closely. [Obs.] --Feltham.
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           The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by
           commerce and contracts.                  --R. Junius.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  context
       n 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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "context":
     alentours, ambiance, ambience, ambit, background, borderlands,
     circle, circuit, circumambiencies, circumjacencies, circumstances,
     compass, entourage, environing circumstances, environment,
     environs, existing conditions, frame of reference, framework,
     full particulars, gestalt, habitat, ins and outs, milieu,
     neighborhood, outposts, outskirts, perimeter, periphery, precincts,
     purlieus, set of conditions, setting, situation, status quo,
     structure, suburbs, surround, surroundings, total environment,
     total situation, vicinage, vicinity, whole picture
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  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}.
       
       

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  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, 
  the context 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.