Sunday, September 14, 2014

Word of the Day: CONTEXT

con·text

noun \ˈkän-ˌtekst\
: the words that are used with a certain word or phrase and that help to explain its meaning
: the situation in which something happens : the group of conditions that exist where and when something happens

Examples of CONTEXT

  1. We need to look at the event within the larger context of world history.
  2. The book puts these events in their proper historical and social contexts.
  3. We need to consider these events in context.
  4. Reading the statement Spero made about his 2009 Flickr account was confusing. Contextually, it lacked meaning and therefore lacked credibility.
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