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contextual

[ kuhn-teks-choo-uhl ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or depending on the context.


contextual

/ əˈɛʊə /

adjective

  1. relating to, dependent on, or using context

    contextual criticism of a book

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Derived Forms

  • Dzˈٱٳܲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • Dz·ٱt·· adverb
  • ԴDzcDz·ٱt· adjective
  • nonDz·ٱt·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of contextual1

1805–15; < Latin contextu-, stem of contextus context + -al 1
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But that fact has itself almost disappeared into a bottomless swamp of procedural questions and jurisdictional disputes and supposed contextual ambiguity, while the human being in question remains in ICE custody into the indefinite future.

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It's always difficult to apply these general theories to single individuals, because there's so much contextual information that isn't available and it's difficult to get people's genuine motivations from a distance.

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It is most often used to study how macromolecules, cellular organelles, or cells are spatially organized, providing structural and contextual insights at sub-nanometer resolution.

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Daniel said when Google Maps provides users answers to their questions, the company isn’t using individualized information to provide personal results but contextual ones.

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By applying the methods and theories of modern psychology to the contextual origins of crime and the pain of imprisonment, he hoped for “genuine and meaningful prison and criminal justice reform.”

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