contextual

Meanings

• adjective

  Relating to the situation or surroundings that exist around someone or something.

• noun

  Providing the context or background for something.

• verb

  Helping to clarify the meaning of something by providing additional information.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with contextual
context , contexted , contextualized , contextualize , contextualist , contextuality

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Variants

List of all variants of contextual that leads to same result
context , contextless , contexts , contextual , contextually

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From the Latin 'contextus' meaning 'setting, surroundings'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'contextual' was first used in English literature in the 15th century.

2. The word 'contextual' is often used in the field of education to describe teaching methods that take into account the individual needs and backgrounds of students.

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Related Concepts

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1. context clues: Information in a text that helps to determine the meaning of a word or phrase by providing context.

2. context awareness: The ability of a system or device to understand and respond to its environment and the information that is relevant to it.

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Quotes

Quotes by authors and personalities

1. … it was Dickens who first used the word 'detective' in a literary "context" …

   - John Mullan,{it}How Novels Work{/it},2006

2. Entrepreneurship and civil freedoms depend on a "context" of civil order, predictability, and individual security.

   - Susan L. Woodward,{it}Balkan Tragedy{/it},1995

3. … the old building, its original acre, inside its high outer wall, was immune to change, out of "context" and out of time.

   - Harriet Doerr,{it}The Tiger in the Grass{/it},1995

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Culture

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Contextual has been used extensively in literature, particularly in the context of art and literature criticism, to describe the relationship between a work and its historical, social, or political context. It is also used in various fields such as psychology, education, and computer science.

How to Memorize "contextual"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a situation where you are in a library and trying to understand the meaning of a word in a book. Visualize the context around you, the books on the shelves, the people around you, and how the word fits into the context of the book.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'context' with the word 'setting'. Think of how a setting provides context for a story or a scene.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: C-Context relates to the situation, C-Context provides background, C-Context helps to clarify.

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