English noun: context | |||
1. | context (communication) discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation | ||
Synonyms | context of use, linguistic context | ||
Broader (hypernym) | discourse | ||
2. | context (state) the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event | ||
Samples | The historical context. | ||
Synonyms | circumstance, setting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | environment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | conditions, conditions | ||