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Definition of: context
(kon′tekst) noun
The portions of a discourse, treatise, etc., that immediately precede and follow and are connected with a passage quoted or considered. [<L contextus, pp. of contexere <com- together + texere weave]
—con·tex·tu·al (kən·teks′ch·əl) adjective
—con·tex′tu·al·ly adverb
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