Thesaurus: context

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1. a. Knit or woven together; close; firm.
2. n. The part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light upon its meaning.
3. v. t. To knit or bind together; to unite closely.
4. n. discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
5. n. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
6. Knit or woven together; close; firm. [Obs.] The coats, without, are context and callous. Derham. The part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light upon its meaning. According to all the light that the contexts afford. Sharp. To knit or bind together; to unite closely. [Obs.] Feltham. The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by commerce and contracts. R. Junius.
7. Knit or woven together; close; firm. [Obs.]The coats, without, are context and callous. Derham.
8. n:100 n. discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation n. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event