['k?nt?kst]
¦ noun the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea.
?the parts that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning.
Derivatives
contextual adjective
contextualization or contextualisation noun
contextualize or contextualise verb
contextually adverb
Origin
ME (denoting the construction of a text): from L. contextus, from con- 'together' + texere 'to weave'.