Hypertext Webster Gateway: "context"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
According to all the light that the contexts afford.
--Sharp.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Context \Con*text"\, v. t.
To knit or bind together; to unite closely. [Obs.] --Feltham.
The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by
commerce and contracts. --R. Junius.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.]
The coats, without, are context and callous. --Derham.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}]
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