English noun: contextual definition | |||
1. | contextual definition (communication) a definition in which the term is used by embedding it in a larger expression containing its explanation | ||
Samples | A contextual definition of `legal duty' might be `X has a legal duty to do Y means that X is required to do Y by a contract relationship that would be upheld in a court of law'. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | definition | ||