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CONTEXT - n 1. text surrounding a word or passage: the words, phrases, or passages that come before and after a particular word or passage in a speech or piece of writing and help to explain its full meaning 2. surrounding conditions: the circumstances or events that form the environment within which something exists or takes place [15th century. From Latin contextus 'cohering, connected', from contexere 'to weave together', from texere 'to weave'.] contextless adjective .