context

context
noun (C)
1 the situation, events, or information that are related to something, and that help you to understand it better: These changes must be seen in their historical and social context. | in context (=considered together with the related situation, events etc rather than considered alone): I think we need to look at these events in context.
2 the words and sentences that come before and after a particular word, and that help you to understand the meaning of the word: `Mad' can mean `foolish', `insane', or `angry', depending on the context.
3 take/quote sth out of context to repeat a sentence or statement, without describing the situation in which it was said, with the result that it seems to mean something different: Jones was furious that the papers had quoted his remarks completely out of context.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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