Context

Etymology
From contextus.

Noun

 * 1)  the text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning
 * 2) the surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings which determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event
 * In what context did your attack on him happen? - We had a pretty tense relationship at the time, and when he insulted me I snapped.
 * 1)  The surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning.

Antonyms

 * isolation

Derived terms

 * context-dependent
 * context-free
 * context-sensitive
 * in context, compare in isolation


 * keyword in context, KWIC
 * keyword out of context, KWOC
 * out of context
 * take out of context

Thesaurus
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

Translations

 * Arabic: سياق, قرنية
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , , ,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * German:


 * Irish: comhthéacs
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 文脈, 前後関係
 * Korean: 문맥 (文脈), 맥락 (脈絡)
 * Manx: co-lhaih, cohecks
 * Norwegian: sammenheng, kontekst
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:


 * Arabic: حالة
 * Bulgarian: обстановка,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , , , , ,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:
 * Hebrew: הקשר (heqsher)
 * Irish: comhthéacs
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: 前後関係,
 * Korean: 맥락 (脈絡), 짜임새,
 * Norwegian: sammenheng, kontekst
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: обстановка,
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: సందర్భం (sandarbham)