context Definition

context
noun

1. The pieces of writing in a passage which surround a particular word, phrase, etc and which contribute to the full meaning of the word, phrase, etc in question.
2. Circumstances, background or setting.

Thesaurus: circumstances, situation, frame of reference, conditions, background, setting, ambiance.

Derivative: contextual
adj

Idiom: out of context

Without regard or reference to context.

Etymology: 16c: from Latin contextus connection, from con- together + texere to weave.